Eupatorium anomalum
Appearance
Eupatorium anomalum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Eupatorium |
Species: | E. anomalum
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Binomial name | |
Eupatorium anomalum | |
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Eupatorium anomalum, commonly called Florida thoroughwort,[3] is a North American species in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the southeastern United States from Alabama to Virginia.[4] Molecular investigations suggest that it originated as a hybrid between E. serotinum and E. mohrii but it is well-established on its own as a distinct species.[3]
Eupatorium anomalum is a tall perennial sometimes over 150 cm (5 feet) tall, producing tuberous rhizomes. It has opposite, egg -shaped leaves, and flat-topped arrays of a large number of tiny flower heads. Each head has 5 white disc florets but no ray florets.[3][5]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Eupatorium anomalum Nash
- ^ Tropicos search for Eupatorium anomalum
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Eupatorium anomalum Nash, 1896. Florida thoroughwort
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Nash, George Valentine 1896. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 23(3): 106