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Eupatorium anomalum

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Eupatorium anomalum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species:
E. anomalum
Binomial name
Eupatorium anomalum
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Eupatorium × anomalum Nash
  • Uncasia anomala (Nash) Greene

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]

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