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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eupatorium fernaldii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Leaves of Fernald's Thoroughwort are longer and taper to a longer point than those of its close relatives. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Eupatorium album var. vaseyi
COMMON NAME:
Fernald’s Thoroughwort, Fernald’s Eupatorium
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eupatorium fernaldii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Eupatorium album var. vaseyi
4465
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Rare (an endemic)
Habitat: Dry to mesic woodlands and roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Usually opposite, upper sometimes alternate
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: White
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene
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