Eupatorium leptophyllum

Taxobox


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name = False fennel
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Angiospermae
unranked_classis = eudicots
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Eupatorieae
genus = "Eupatorium"
species = "E. leptophyllum"
binomial = "Eupatorium leptophyllum"
binomial_authority = de Candolle.
synonyms = "Eupatorium capillifolium" var. "leptophyllum" (DC.) H.E. Ahles

"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. [cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=112351 | title = Eupatorium | work = Flora of North America ] "E. leptophyllum" grows in wet areas and can grow in shallow water.

Its range extends from North Carolina to Florida west to the state of Mississippi. cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066736 | title = Eupatorium leptophyllum | work = Flora of North America ]

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