Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:
Eupatorium album (White thoroughwort)
Smith, R.W.

Eupatorium album

Eupatorium album L.

White Thoroughwort

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: EUAL2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

1 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: No ray florets present, only disc florets.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IN , KY , LA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Eupatorium album in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eupatorium album in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eupatorium album

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-05-15
Research By: CBR

Go back