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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eupatorium fernaldii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Poorly known owing to taxonomic issues and unfamiliarity to most botanists. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eupatorium fernaldii
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Eupatorium album var. vaseyi
COMMON NAME:
Fernald’s Thoroughwort, Fernald’s Eupatorium
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JK Marlow jkm230717_4443
July Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
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July Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Phyllaries acute-acuminate to mucronate, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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JK Marlow jkm230717_4444
July Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Larger leaves > 6cm long (and usually > 8cm long), per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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JK Marlow jkm230717_4444b
July Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Leaves with abundant resin glands, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eupatorium fernaldii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eupatorium fernaldii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Eupatorium album var. vaseyi
4465
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry to mesic woodlands and roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Usually opposite, upper sometimes alternate
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: White
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene
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