''Eupatorium lancifolium,'' commonly called lanceleaf thoroughwort, is a North American herbaceous perennial plant in the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
native to the south-central United States (
Mississippi
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,
Alabama
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Arkansas
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Louisiana
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and
Texas
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It is related to ''Eupatorium semiserratum
''Eupatorium semiserratum'', commonly called smallflower thoroughwort, is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States, found in all the coastal states from Maryland to ...
'' and has sometimes been considered to be part of that species, but can be distinguished by the size and color of the leaves and because it grows in wetter areas.
References
lancifolium
Flora of the Southern United States
Plants described in 1841
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