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Eupatoriumleucolepis (A.P. de Candolle) Torrey & A. Gray. Savanna Eupatorium, Justiceweed. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Pine savannas, seepage bogs, depression ponds. Dist: Primarily of the Southeastern Coastal Plain, ranging from NY south to n. peninsular FL, Panhandle FL, and west to LA; disjunct in Coffee County, TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997)
ID notes:This species is often confused with members of the E. recurvans-mohrii-anomalum complex. The following differences are useful: E. leucolepis has phyllaries acuminate to attenuate (vs. acute to obtuse), leaves of the uppermost nodes below the inflorescence opposite, or rarely the uppermost 1-2 nodes subopposite (vs. leaves of the uppermost 2-15 nodes below the inflorescence alternate), and leaves generally longitudinally folded (vs. generally planar).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: The plants formerly called E. leucolepis var. novae-angliae Fernald and endemic to freshwater pondshores in MA and RI apparently represent a distinct allopolyploid species, E. novae-angliae (Fernald) V.I. Sullivan ex A. Haines & Sorrie, and should not be treated as a variety of E. leucolepis.
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Horticultural Information
Intro:Erect perennial of savannas, seepage bogs and depression ponds.
Stems:Stems sparsely branched, hairy.
Leaves:Leaves opposite, mostly sessile, linear to lance-shaped, 1-3 in. long, often folded along the midrib, toothed or entire, hairy or gland-dotted.
Inforescence:
Flowers:Small composite flowers (heads) arranged in branching terminal cluster; heads white, under 1/2 in. tall, consisting of 3-5 tubular disk florets surrounded by an overlapping series of tiny, narrow bracts with papery margins.
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Comments:
Height:15-36 in.
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description:Erect perennial of savannas, seepage bogs and depression ponds.
stems:Stems sparsely branched, hairy.
leaves:Leaves opposite, mostly sessile, linear to lance-shaped, 1-3 in. long, often folded along the midrib, toothed or entire, hairy or gland-dotted.
inflorescence:
flowers:Small composite flowers (heads) arranged in branching terminal cluster; heads white, under 1/2 in. tall, consisting of 3-5 tubular disk florets surrounded by an overlapping series of tiny, narrow bracts with papery margins.
