Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eupatorium recurvans
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Recurved Thoroughwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium mohrii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Eupatorium mohrii
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Eupatorium mohrii
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Eupatorium mohrii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Eupatorium recurvans
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-012:
Eupatorium recurvans FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium recurvans
COMMON NAME:
Recurved Thoroughwort, Recurved Eupatorium
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Alan S. Weakley asw_10231869851625262
July Hoke County NC
Leaves 2-12mm wide, deflexed to erect-ascending, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmerecurvans_cp2
July Barnwell County SC
Corymb 0.5-3.5dm broad, the branches pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmerecurvans_cp2b
July Barnwell County SC
Involucres 3-4mm high, bracts w rounded apices (vs. E. mohrii, some inner bracts w acute apices), per Weakley's Flora (2023).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eupatorium recurvans
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium mohrii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Eupatorium mohrii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Eupatorium mohrii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Eupatorium mohrii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Eupatorium recurvans
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-012:
Eupatorium recurvans
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium recurvans
2445
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry, sandy habitats, moist savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles mostly obscured by decurrent blade
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: White
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p353
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p387
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