Eupatorium mohrii

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Eupatorium mohrii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species: E. mohrii
Binomial name
Eupatorium mohrii
Greene
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Natural range of Eupatorium mohrii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: Mohr's thoroughwort

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It does well in open canopy areas on longleaf pine habitats. Does not do well in highly disturbed areas (such as clear cutting)[1]

Phenology

native, perennial herb in longleaf pine stands.[2]

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Eupatorium mohrii

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi

Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni

Leucospididae: Leucospis slossonae

Megachilidae: Coelioxys mexicana

Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense

Megachilidae: Megachile albitarsis

Sphecidae: Bicyrtes capnoptera

Sphecidae: Bicyrtes insidiatrix

Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei

Sphecidae: Philanthus ventilabris

Sphecidae: Prionyx thomae

Sphecidae: Tachytes pepticus

Sphecidae: Tachytes validus

Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis

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. Harrington, T. B. (2011). "Overstory and understory relationships in longleaf pine plantations 14 years after thinning and woody control." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 41: 2301-2314.