Eupatorium album

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Eupatorium album
Eupatorium album Gil.jpg
Photo was taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species: E. album
Binomial name
Eupatorium album
L.
EUPA ALBU dist.jpg
Natural range of Eupatorium album from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: White thoroughwort

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It does well in open canopy areas on longleaf pine habitats and does okay in areas that have been clear cut.[1] It is found in longleaf pine sandhill communities.[2]

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It flowers within three months of burning in the early spring to early summer.KMR

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. Brockway, D. G. and C. E. Lewis (2003). "Influence of deer, cattle grazing and timber harvest on plant species diversity in a longleaf pine bluestem ecosystem." Forest Ecology and Management 175: 49-69.
  2. Heuberger, K. A. and F. E. Putz (2003). "Fire in the suburbs: ecological impacts of prescribed fire in small remnants of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) sandhill." Restoration Ecology 11: 72-81.