Eupatorium mohrii | |
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St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Florida | |
Conservation status | |
Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Eupatorium |
Species: | E. mohrii |
Binomial name | |
Eupatorium mohrii Greene | |
Synonyms | |
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Eupatorium mohrii, commonly called Mohr's thoroughwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae native to the southeastern and south-central states of the United States, in the coastal plain from Virginia to Texas. It has also been found in the Dominican Republic.
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.
Eupatorium mohrii grows in moist areas, edges of ponds, and sandy soils.
References
- "Eupatorium mohrii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- The Plant List, Eupatorium mohrii Greene
- ^ "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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Eupatorium mohrii |
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