Eupatorium hyssopifolium
| Eupatorium hyssopifolium | |
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| 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. | |
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| Natural range of Eupatorium hyssopifolium from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: Hyssopleaf thoroughwort
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 (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).
Phenology
It has been observed flowering from July to November (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
It increased in frequency after 12 prescribed burns over an 18 year period.[1] It occurs in pinelands and savannas that are burned annually (FSU Herbarium).
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.
- ↑ 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.
