Eupatorium mikanioides
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Eupatorium |
| Species: | E. mikanioides
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| Eupatorium mikanioides | |
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Eupatorium mikanioides, commonly called semaphore thoroughwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae found only in the US state of Florida.[3][4]
Like other members of the genus Eupatorium, it produces large numbers of small white flower heads, each head with 5 disc florets but no ray florets.[5] It grows a half meter to one meter tall.[3]
It grows in wet to moist areas, and is salt-tolerant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eupatorium mikanioides". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2010-09-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Plant List, Eupatorium mikanioides Chapm.
- ^ a b c "Eupatorium mikanioides". Flora of North America.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ "Eupatorium". Flora of North America.
