Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

Locations ofEupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small in Virginia

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Family
Asteraceae
Botanical Name
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small
Common Name
Dog-fennel
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small
Comments
A robust species with capillary leaflets; foliage pungent when bruised. Hybrids with E. perfoliatum known as ×pinnatifidum Ell., were mapped in previous hardcopy editions from King & Queen, Hampton, and Newport News.
Habitat
Fields, roadsides, clearings, and other open, disturbed habitats; most abundant in severely burned areas, clear-cuts, and other habitats with heavy soil disturbance; also frequent in various moist to wet natural habitats, where usually associated with small-scale soil disturbances. Common in the Coastal Plain and outer Piedmont; rare in the inner Piedmont.
Native Status
Native

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