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| − | It is found in wet areas, shallow water and at the edges of ponds <ref name="Inaturalist"/> | + | It is found in wet areas, shallow water and at the edges of ponds.<ref name="Inaturalist"/> 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. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> Also, they are found in human disturbed areas such as roadsides, near artificial ponds,and weedy fields. <ref name="FSU Herbarium">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.</ref> |
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Eupatorium leptophyllum'' at Archbold Biological Station: <ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref> | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Eupatorium leptophyllum'' at Archbold Biological Station: <ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 07:28, 17 August 2016
| Eupatorium leptophyllum | |
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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. [4] Also, they are found in human disturbed areas such as roadsides, near artificial ponds,and weedy fields. [4]
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. [4]===Phenology===
Have been observed flowering from August to November. [4]
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Eupatorium leptophyllum at Archbold Biological Station: [5]
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
- ↑ [South Carolina Native Plant Society]Accessed: December 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [[1]]Accessed: December 11, 2015
- ↑ [[2]] Accessed: December 7, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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.
- ↑ Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
