Biology:Eupatorium mohrii

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Short description: Species of plant

Eupatorium mohrii
Eupatorium mohrii.jpg
St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Florida

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species:
E. mohrii
Binomial name
Eupatorium mohrii
Greene
Synonyms[2]
  • Eupatorium recurvans Small
  • Uncasia mohrii (Greene) Greene
  • Eupatorium quinqueflorum Urb. & Ekman

Eupatorium mohrii, commonly called Mohr's thoroughwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae native to the southeastern and south-central states of the United States, in the coastal plain from Virginia to Texas .[3] It has also been found in the Dominican Republic.[4]

Eupatorium mohrii is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall and are producing tuberous rhizomes. As with other species of Eupatorium, the inflorescences contain a large number of tiny white flower heads, each with 5 disc florets but no ray florets. It forms hybrids with Eupatorium serotinum and Eupatorium rotundifolium.[3]

Eupatorium mohrii grows in moist areas, edges of ponds, and sandy soils.[3]

References

  1. "Eupatorium mohrii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Eupatorium+mohrii. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  2. The Plant List, Eupatorium mohrii Greene
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Eupatorium mohrii". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066740. 
  4. Sullivan (1983). "Eupatorium mohrii, a new record for the Dominican Republic, including E. quinqueflorum, syn. nov. (Asteraceae)". Sida 10 (1): 37–40. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5409965 entry