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Common name: false fennel
 
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The genus ''Eupatorium'' honors a first century Greek king who discovered an antidote to a poison derived from this family<ref name=SCNPS">[[http://scnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dog-Fennel.pdf South Carolina Native Plant Society]]Accessed: December 11, 2015</ref>.
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==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 15:09, 14 December 2015

Eupatorium leptophyllum
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae ⁄ Umbelliferae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species: E. leptophyllum
Binomial name
Eupatorium leptophyllum
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Natural range of Eupatorium leptophyllum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: false fennel

Taxonomic notes

The genus Eupatorium honors a first century Greek king who discovered an antidote to a poison derived from this family[1].

Description

A description of Eupatorium leptophyllum is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Eupatorium leptophyllum at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. placidensis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

  1. [South Carolina Native Plant Society]Accessed: December 11, 2015