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Eupatorium capillifolium
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small
Dogfennel, Dog Fennel
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: EUCA5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Dog Fennel is a member of the aster family (family Asteraceae) which includes herbs, sometimes shrubs or vines, rarely trees, with simple or compound, alternate or opposite leaves. Flowers small, but organized into larger heads resembling a single, radially symmetrical flower cupped by a ring of green bracts. Flower-like heads: tiny, radially symmetrical central flowers form the disc; larger flowers around the edge, the rays, strap-shaped and resembling petals; however, all flowers in one head may be disc flowers or rays.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall, often shorter.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , GreenBloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DE , FL , GA , KY , LA , MA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NJ , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WVNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU | FACU | FAC | FACU | FACU |
From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:Pineywoods Native Plant Center - Nacogdoches, TX
Crosby Arboretum - Picayune, MS
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Eupatorium capillifolium in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eupatorium capillifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eupatorium capillifolium
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-27Research By: TWC Staff