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Eupatorium leptophyllum
Eupa lept.jpg
Photo by Dennis Girard, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
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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Eupa lept dist.jpg
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.

It is a short lived perennial with glabrous stems that reaches around 1 to 2 meters tall [2]. The young stems have few hairs and the leaves are finely divided[3].

Ecology

Habitat

It is found in wet areas, shallow water and at the edges of ponds [2].

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

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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
  2. 2.0 2.1 [[1]]Accessed: December 11, 2015
  3. [[2]] Accessed: December 7, 2015