Eupatorium leptophyllum
| False fennel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Eupatorium |
| Species: | E. leptophyllum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupatorium leptophyllum de Candolle. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Eupatorium capillifolium var. leptophyllum (DC.) H.E. Ahles |
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Eupatorium leptophyllum, commonly called False fennel, is a herbaceous perennial plant in Asteraceae native to the southeastern United States. Like other members of the genus Eupatorium, it is about one to two meters tall and has inflorescences containing a large number of white flowers with disc florets and no ray florets.[2]E. leptophyllum grows in wet areas and can grow in shallow water.[3]
Its range extends from North Carolina to Florida west to the state of Mississippi.[3]
References
- ^ "Eupatorium leptophyllum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ "Eupatorium". Flora of North America.
- ^ a b "Eupatorium leptophyllum". Flora of North America.
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