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Asteraceae
Eupatorium

not marked as a favorite taxon Eupatorium linearifolium Walter. Common name: Narrowleaf Bushy Eupatorium, Twisted Eupatorium. Phenology: Late Jul-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills. Distribution: Se. VA south to FL and west to LA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: The appropriate treatment of this taxon is unclear; it may be a derivative of the hybrid E. cuneifolium × hyssopifolium.

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, Va; = Eupatorium hyssopifolium L. var. linearifolium (Walter) Fernald; = Eupatorium tortifolium Chapm. — S; < Eupatorium cuneifolium Willd. — C, G, RAB, SE1; < Eupatorium linearifolium Walter — Fl7, FNA21, K4, Tx, WH3; Eupatorium linearifolium Walter. Basionym: Eupatorium linearifolium Walter 1788

Links to other floras: < Eupatorium linearifolium - FNA21

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image #1 of Eupatorium linearifolium© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Eupatorium linearifolium© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, bushy perennial of sandhill woodlands and sandy/peaty clearings.

Stems: Stems several from a woody base, bushy-branched near the base and hairy.

Leaves: Leaves usually opposite, often subtending branches, sessile or subsessile, ascending, oblong to lance-oblong, 3/4-1 1/2 in. long, minutely hairy and gland-dotted.

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Flowers: Narrow composite flowers (heads) arranged in branching, terminal cluster; heads cream-colored to brownish-white, about 1/3 in. long, consisting of about 5 tiny, tubular florets. 1-2 series of tiny, lance-shaped bracts surround the base of each head.

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Height: 1-3 ft.

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description: Erect, bushy perennial of sandhill woodlands and sandy/peaty clearings.

stems: Stems several from a woody base, bushy-branched near the base and hairy.

leaves: Leaves usually opposite, often subtending branches, sessile or subsessile, ascending, oblong to lance-oblong, 3/4-1 1/2 in. long, minutely hairy and gland-dotted.

inflorescence:

flowers: Narrow composite flowers (heads) arranged in branching, terminal cluster; heads cream-colored to brownish-white, about 1/3 in. long, consisting of about 5 tiny, tubular florets. 1-2 series of tiny, lance-shaped bracts surround the base of each head.

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