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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>. | 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== | ==Description== | ||
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It is a short lived perennial with glabrous stems that reaches around 1 to 2 meters tall <ref name="Inaturalist">[[https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/162792-Eupatorium-leptophyllum]]Accessed: December 11, 2015</ref>. The young stems have few hairs and the leaves are finely divided<ref name="SWF">[[https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/files/database/site_file_sets/2109/FieldIdentificationGuide2008_2015_Printing.pdf]] Accessed: December 7, 2015</ref>. | It is a short lived perennial with glabrous stems that reaches around 1 to 2 meters tall <ref name="Inaturalist">[[https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/162792-Eupatorium-leptophyllum]]Accessed: December 11, 2015</ref>. The young stems have few hairs and the leaves are finely divided<ref name="SWF">[[https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/files/database/site_file_sets/2109/FieldIdentificationGuide2008_2015_Printing.pdf]] Accessed: December 7, 2015</ref>. | ||
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Associated species include ''Cladium jamaicense, E. capillifolium, E. compositifolium, Eleocharis robbinsii, Fuirena pumila, Habeneria repens, Triadenum virginicum, Ludwigia, Rhynchospora, Xyris. Bidens, Sagittaria, Nuphar, Polygonum pensylvaticum. Hypericum, Ilex myrtifolia,'' and ''Nyssa biflora'' (FSU Herbarium) | Associated species include ''Cladium jamaicense, E. capillifolium, E. compositifolium, Eleocharis robbinsii, Fuirena pumila, Habeneria repens, Triadenum virginicum, Ludwigia, Rhynchospora, Xyris. Bidens, Sagittaria, Nuphar, Polygonum pensylvaticum. Hypericum, Ilex myrtifolia,'' and ''Nyssa biflora'' (FSU Herbarium) | ||
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Have been observed flowering from August to November (FSU Herbarium). | Have been observed flowering from August to November (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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===Pollination=== | ===Pollination=== | ||
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Eupatorium leptophyllum'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Eupatorium leptophyllum'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | ||
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==Cultivation and restoration== | ==Cultivation and restoration== | ||
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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File: Eupatorium leptophyllum2-Wayne Matchett SpaceCoastWildfl.jpg | <center> Flowers of ''Eupatorium'' ''leptophyllum'' <p> Photo by Wayne Matchett, [http://www.spacecoastwildflowers.com SpaceCoastWildflowers.com] </p> | File: Eupatorium leptophyllum2-Wayne Matchett SpaceCoastWildfl.jpg | <center> Flowers of ''Eupatorium'' ''leptophyllum'' <p> Photo by Wayne Matchett, [http://www.spacecoastwildflowers.com SpaceCoastWildflowers.com] </p> | ||
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==References and notes== | ==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. | Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA. | ||
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran Anderson, Wm. G. Atwater, Wilson Baker, H.A. Davis, J.P. Gillespie, R.K. Godfrey, R.D. Houk, C. Jackson, Anne Johnson, Robert L. Lazor, Holly Maurushat, Sidney McDaniel, R.E. Perdue, Paul O. Schallert, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Dade, Dixie, Franklin, Gilchrist, Jackson, Lake, Leon, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Putnam, Seminole, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Baker. | Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran Anderson, Wm. G. Atwater, Wilson Baker, H.A. Davis, J.P. Gillespie, R.K. Godfrey, R.D. Houk, C. Jackson, Anne Johnson, Robert L. Lazor, Holly Maurushat, Sidney McDaniel, R.E. Perdue, Paul O. Schallert, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Dade, Dixie, Franklin, Gilchrist, Jackson, Lake, Leon, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Putnam, Seminole, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Baker. | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 21 June 2016
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| 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 DC. | |
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| Natural range of Eupatorium leptophyllum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: false fennel
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Eupatorium capillifolium var. leptophyllum (A.P. de Candolle) H.E. Ahles
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].
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
It is found in wet areas, shallow water and at the edges of ponds [2]. Occurs wet, peaty soil such as in cypress ponds, along the shores of the ponds, floating islands in the ponds, wet peaty depression, mixed pine and oak forests (FSU Herbarium). Also, they are found in human disturbed areas such as roadsides, near artificial ponds,and weedy fields (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species include Cladium jamaicense, E. capillifolium, E. compositifolium, Eleocharis robbinsii, Fuirena pumila, Habeneria repens, Triadenum virginicum, Ludwigia, Rhynchospora, Xyris. Bidens, Sagittaria, Nuphar, Polygonum pensylvaticum. Hypericum, Ilex myrtifolia, and Nyssa biflora (FSU Herbarium)
Phenology
Have been observed flowering from August to November (FSU Herbarium).
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
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Flowers of Eupatorium leptophyllum Photo by Wayne Matchett, SpaceCoastWildflowers.com
Flowers of Eupatorium leptophyllum Photo by Wayne Matchett, SpaceCoastWildflowers.com
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.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran Anderson, Wm. G. Atwater, Wilson Baker, H.A. Davis, J.P. Gillespie, R.K. Godfrey, R.D. Houk, C. Jackson, Anne Johnson, Robert L. Lazor, Holly Maurushat, Sidney McDaniel, R.E. Perdue, Paul O. Schallert, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Dade, Dixie, Franklin, Gilchrist, Jackson, Lake, Leon, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Putnam, Seminole, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Baker.
