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It increased in frequency after 12 prescribed burns over an 18 year period.<ref name=nie>Niering, W. A. and G. D. Dreyer (1989). "Effects of prescribed burning on Andropogon scoparius in postagricultural grasslands in Connecticut." American Midland Naturalist 122: 88-102.</ref> It occurs in pinelands and savannas that are burned annually.<ref name=fsu/>
 
It increased in frequency after 12 prescribed burns over an 18 year period.<ref name=nie>Niering, W. A. and G. D. Dreyer (1989). "Effects of prescribed burning on Andropogon scoparius in postagricultural grasslands in Connecticut." American Midland Naturalist 122: 88-102.</ref> It occurs in pinelands and savannas that are burned annually.<ref name=fsu/>
 
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The species attracts various birds.<ref>[[https://www.wildflower.org/plants/search.php?search_field=&newsearch=true]] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: May 10, 2019</ref>
 
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''E. hyssopifolium'' is listed as endangered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Natural Areas and Preserves.<ref name= "USDA">USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 10 May 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref>
 
''E. hyssopifolium'' is listed as endangered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Natural Areas and Preserves.<ref name= "USDA">USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 10 May 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref>

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

Common name: hyssopleaf thoroughwort; hyssopleaf Eupatorium

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Eupatorium hyssopifolium L. var. hyssopifolium; E. hyssopifolium L. var. calcaratum Fernald & Schubert; E. lecheifolium Greene; E. sessilifolium L.

Description

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

Distribution

E. hyssopifolium is generally distributed from Massachusetts south to Georgia and west to Tennessee and Louisiana.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

Habitats of this species include pastures, roadbanks, fields and disturbed areas, and dry woodlands.[1] It is found in Longleaf pine-Turkey oak sand ridges, Longleaf pine sandhills and flatwoods, pine-palmetto flatwoods, Turkey oak scrubs, Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, and in open meadows. It is also found in human disturbed areas such as old fields, roadsides and areas that have been clear cut and bulldozed. It requires high levels of light. It is associated with sandy loam, sand-clay loam, and sandy soil types.[2]

Associated species include Andropogon.[2]

Phenology

Generally, this species flowers from late July until October.[1] It has been observed flowering from July to November.[2]

Seed dispersal

This species is thought to be dispersed by wind. [3]

Fire ecology

It increased in frequency after 12 prescribed burns over an 18 year period.[4] It occurs in pinelands and savannas that are burned annually.[2]

Use by animals

The species attracts various birds.[5]

Conservation and management

E. hyssopifolium is listed as endangered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Natural Areas and Preserves.[6]

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: R. Lazor, Loran C. Anderson, J. P. Gillespie, R.K. Godfrey, Gary R. Knight, R. Kral, Angus Gholson, A. F. Clewell, N. C. Henderson, Victoria I. Sullivan, Carol Havlik, Richard S. Mitchell, R. Komarek, R. A. Norris, and R. F. Doren. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
  3. Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
  4. Niering, W. A. and G. D. Dreyer (1989). "Effects of prescribed burning on Andropogon scoparius in postagricultural grasslands in Connecticut." American Midland Naturalist 122: 88-102.
  5. [[1]] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: May 10, 2019
  6. USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 10 May 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.