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Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small
dogfennel

       
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Photo of Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

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Distribution:
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 28 species in Eupatorium
 

Classification:
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

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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 capillifolium (Lam.) Small – dogfennel
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
dog-fennel thoroughwort              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

dogfennel

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.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU FACU- FACU FACU NO NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller       Moderate       Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 35978.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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