Eupatorium mohrii
| Eupatorium mohrii | |
|---|---|
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| St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Florida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Eupatorium |
| Species: | E. mohrii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupatorium mohrii Greene | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Eupatorium mohrii, commonly called Mohr's thoroughwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in Asteraceae native to the southeastern and south-central states of the United States, in the coastal plain from Virginia to Texas.[3] It has also been found in the Dominican Republic.[4]
Eupatorium mohrii is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall and are producing tuberous rhizomes. As with other species of Eupatorium, the inflorescences contain a large number of tiny white flower heads, each with 5 disc florets but no ray florets. It forms hybrids with Eupatorium serotinum and Eupatorium rotundifolium.[3]
Eupatorium mohrii grows in moist areas, edges of ponds, and sandy soils.[3]
References
- ↑ "Eupatorium mohrii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ The Plant List, Eupatorium mohrii Greene
- 1 2 3 "Eupatorium mohrii". Flora of North America.
- ↑ Sullivan (1983). "Eupatorium mohrii, a new record for the Dominican Republic, including E. quinqueflorum, syn. nov. (Asteraceae)". Sida 10 (1): 37–40.
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