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| name = Eupatorium altissimum
 
| name = Eupatorium altissimum
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| image_caption = Photo by Jennifer Anderson, hosted by the [http://plants.usda.gov/java/ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database]
 
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
 
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Eupatorium altissimum'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Eupatorium altissimum'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=EUAL3 Plants Database].
 
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Common name: tall thoroughwort
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==Taxonomic notes==
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Synonyms: none.<ref name=weakley>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.</ref>
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Varieties: none<ref name=weakley/>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
 
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Common Name: Tall thoroughwort
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A description of ''Eupatorium altissimum'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242416524 The Flora of North America].
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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It is seen as far noth as CT; stretches south to Florida, and to Texas.<ref name=weakley/>  It is mostly seen in the midwest on limestone substrates, but uncommon east of the mountains.<ref name=weakley/>
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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
It is found in woodlands, old fields, woodland edges, and openings over mafic rocks or calcareous rocks (Weakley 2015). It is also found in roadside ditches (FSU Herbarium).
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It is found in woodlands, old fields, woodland edges, and openings over mafic rocks or calcareous rocks.<ref name=weakley/>  It is also found in roadside ditches. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
  
 
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
It has been observed flowering in September (FSU Herbarium).
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''E. altissimum'' has been observed flowering in July and September.<ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 9 DEC 2016</ref><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: June 2014.  Collectors: R. Kral.  States and Counties: Florida: Liberty.</ref> Flowers from August to November according to Weakley (2015).
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===Pollination===
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''Eupatorium altissimum'' has been observed to host plasterer bees such as ''Hylaeus mesillae'' (family Colletidae).<ref>Discoverlife.org [https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Bidens+albaDiscoverlife.org|Discoverlife.org]</ref> 
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
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==Cultural use==
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==Conservation and Management==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.
 
 
Collectors: R. Kral
 
 
States and Counties: Florida: Liberty
 

Latest revision as of 10:41, 26 May 2023

Eupatorium altissimum
Eupa alti.jpg
Photo by Jennifer Anderson, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species: E. altissimum
Binomial name
Eupatorium altissimum
L.
EUPA ALTI dist.jpg
Natural range of Eupatorium altissimum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: tall thoroughwort

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none.[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

A description of Eupatorium altissimum is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

It is seen as far noth as CT; stretches south to Florida, and to Texas.[1] It is mostly seen in the midwest on limestone substrates, but uncommon east of the mountains.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

It is found in woodlands, old fields, woodland edges, and openings over mafic rocks or calcareous rocks.[1] It is also found in roadside ditches. [2]

Phenology

E. altissimum has been observed flowering in July and September.[3][2] Flowers from August to November according to Weakley (2015).

Pollination

Eupatorium altissimum has been observed to host plasterer bees such as Hylaeus mesillae (family Colletidae).[4]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: R. Kral. States and Counties: Florida: Liberty.
  3. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 9 DEC 2016
  4. Discoverlife.org [1]