Eupatorium capillifolium (Lamarck) Small. Common Dog-fennel, Yankeeweed, Cypressweed, Horsetail. Phen: Sep-Nov. Hab: Disturbed soils, old fields, clearcuts. This species, like E. compositifolium, is an excellent indicator of soil disturbance. Dist: CT, PA, KY, MO, and OK south to s. FL and TX; Bahamas; Cuba.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl7, FNA21, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, NY, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV; = Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small var. capillifolium – RAB; = n/a – Pa
Links to other floras: = Eupatorium capillifolium - FNA21
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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