Eupatorium compositifolium
| Yankeeweed | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Eupatorium |
| Species: | E. compositifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupatorium compositifolium Walter, Fl. Carol. | |
Eupatorium compositifolium commonly called Yankeeweed is a herbaceous perennial plant in Asteraceae native from North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas.[2] Like other members of the genus Eupatorium it has inflorescences containing a large number of white flowers with disc florets and no ray florets, and is 0.5 to 2 metres tall.[3]
It is closely related to Eupatorium capillifolium and Eupatorium leptophyllum and some authors consider all of them to be varieties of E. capillifolium.[4] However, E. compositifolium is not as tall as E. capillifolium and is found in dryer areas.[5]
Because it is not grazed by livestock, and mostly not eaten by wildlife, it is considered undesirable in places like pastures and controlled by means such as herbicides.[6]
References
- ↑ "Eupatorium compositifolium". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ "Eupatorium compositifolium". Flora of North America.
- ↑ "Eupatorium". Flora of North America.
- ↑ "Eupatorium capillifolium". Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ↑ Gregory E. MacDonald, Barry J. Brecke and Donn G. Shilling (Jul. - Sep., 1992). "Factors Affecting Germination of Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) and Yankeeweed (Eupatorium compositifolium)". Weed Science 40 (3): 424–428. JSTOR 4045284.
- ↑ Robert E. Meyer and Rodney W. Bovey (Jan. - Mar., 1991). "Response of Yankeeweed (Eupatorium compositifolium) and Associated Pasture Plants to Herbicides". Weed Technology 5 (1): 214–217. JSTOR 3986818.