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Eupatorium altissimum L.
tall thoroughwort

       
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Photo of Eupatorium altissimum L.
Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Nahant Marsh. 2001. Usage Requirements.
 
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Eupatorium altissimum L.

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Synonyms:
Eupatorium altissimum L.

  EUSA5 Eupatorium saltuense Fernald, non Agertina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob.
 

Distribution:
Eupatorium altissimum L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Eupatorium altissimum L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 28 species in Eupatorium
 

Classification:
Eupatorium altissimum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Eupatorium L. – thoroughwort
Species Eupatorium altissimum L. – tall thoroughwort
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Eupatorium altissimum L.

tall joepyeweed
tall thoroughwort

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Eupatorium altissimum L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502498.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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