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Eupatorium mohrii

Eupatorium mohrii
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St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Florida

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species: E. mohrii
Binomial name
Eupatorium mohrii
Greene
Synonyms
  • Eupatorium recurvans Small
  • Uncasia mohrii (Greene) Greene
  • Eupatorium quinqueflorum Urb. & Ekman

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

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.

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



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