Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Eupatorium glaucescens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Wedgeleaf Thoroughwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium glaucescens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Eupatorium linearifolium
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Eupatorium linearifolium
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-010:
Eupatorium cuneifolium FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium cuneifolium
COMMON NAME:
Wedgeleaf Thoroughwort, Broadleaf Bushy Eupatorium, Wedgeleaf Eupatorium
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeglaucesce_echawswale
October Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Involucres cylindric, 5-flowered; bracts acute, apices and margins white, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdme_glaucescens_cabin1b
Month Unknown Clarendon County SC
Leaves broadly oblanceolate, 5-15mm wide, crenate or serrate in upper half, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeglaucescens_cabin1
Month Unknown Clarendon County SC
The name E. cuneifolium must be rejected on nomenclatural grounds, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeglaucescens_cabin2
Month Unknown Clarendon County SC
Corymb 1-4dm broad, the branches densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Eupatorium glaucescens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium glaucescens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Eupatorium linearifolium
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Eupatorium linearifolium
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-010:
Eupatorium cuneifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium cuneifolium
2443
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles mostly obscured by decurrent blade
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Cream
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p191
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p189
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p078
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p165