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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 (FSU Herbarium). It is also found in human disturbed areas such as old fields, roadsides and areas that have been clear cut and bulldozed (FSU Herbarium). It requires high levels of light (FSU Herbarium). It is associated with sandy loam, sand-clay loam, and sandy soil types (FSU Herbarium).
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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. <ref name=fsu/> It is also found in human disturbed areas such as old fields, roadsides and areas that have been clear cut and bulldozed.<ref name=fsu/> It requires high levels of light.<ref name=fsu/> It is associated with sandy loam, sand-clay loam, and sandy soil types.<ref name=fsu/>
 
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Associated species include ''Andropogon''.<ref name=fsu/>
Associated species include ''Andropogon'' (FSU Herbarium).
 
 
 
 
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It has been observed flowering from July to November (FSU Herbarium).
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It has been observed flowering from July to November.<ref name=fsu/>
 
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According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by wind. <ref name="KK"> Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015. </ref>
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It increased in frequency after 12 prescribed burns over an 18 year period.<ref>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 (FSU Herbarium).
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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/>
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==Conservation and Management==

Revision as of 10:44, 14 April 2016

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

Taxonomic notes

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

Description

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

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

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. [1] It is also found in human disturbed areas such as old fields, roadsides and areas that have been clear cut and bulldozed.[1] It requires high levels of light.[1] It is associated with sandy loam, sand-clay loam, and sandy soil types.[1] Associated species include Andropogon.[1]

Phenology

It has been observed flowering from July to November.[1]

Seed dispersal

According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by wind. [2]

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It increased in frequency after 12 prescribed burns over an 18 year period.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many It occurs in pinelands and savannas that are burned annually.[1]

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

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.

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named fsu
  2. Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.