Eupatorium compositifolium
| Eupatorium compositifolium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Eupatorium |
| Species: | E. compositifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupatorium compositifolium Walter | |
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| Natural range of Eupatorium compositifolium from USDA NRCS [1]. | |
Common name: coastal dog-fennel, yankeeweed
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none[1]
Varieties: none[1]
Description
According to Diaz-Torbio and Putz (2021), Eupatorium compositifolium has rhizomes with a below-ground to above-ground biomass ratio of 1.97 and nonstructural carbohydrate concentration of 57.6 mg g-1.[2]
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
E. compositifolium occurs in dry, open areas of natural communities such as pine flatwoods, pine-palmetto flatwoods, turkey oak-longleaf pine sand ridges, and sand scrubs. It can also be found in old fields, slash pine plantations, and along roadsides and railroads. E. compositifolium grows in well drained sandy clay and loamy sand.[3]
Associated species of E. compositifolium include Eupatorium capillifolium, Eupatorium semiserratum, Quercus incana, and Pinus taeda.[3]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ Diaz‐Toribio, M. H. and F. E. Putz. 2021. Underground carbohydrate stores and storage organs in fire‐maintained longleaf pine savannas in Florida, USA. American Journal of Botany 108(3):432-442.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, William B. Fox, J. P. Gillespie, R. K. Godfrey, Richard D. Houk, Holly Maurushat, and Richard S. Mitchell. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jackson, Leon, Marion, Putnam, Wakulla, and Walton.
