PLANT PROFILE

Eupatorium hyssopifolium
hyssopleaf thoroughwort



Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
photo, Renee Brecht
Britton & Brown
Botanical name: Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Common name: hyssopleaf thoroughwort
Group: dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth type: forb/herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: native
Plant height: 1-3'
Foliage: narrow leaves, growing in whorls of three or four around the stem
Flower: white inflattish topped terminal cluster
Flowering time: late July to October
Habitat: dry, open, sandy ground, fields
Range in New Jersey: Coastal Plain, north to Hunterdon County.
Variety laciniatum is confined to Cape May County and is rare
Heritage ranking, if any: n/a
Distribution:
Misc. Compound of Greek erion, wool, and caulos, a stalk, from the woool at the base of the scape in the original species (Fernald, 390). Stone, in 1910, says, "Wet swamps in the Pine Barrens and Cape May district; frequent." The early flowering large grayish heads and short leaves distinguish this fine species from (E. parkerii), while E. septangulare (= E. aquaticum) is usually smaller and later in flowering." (p 325) Note then, that this is generally the first pipewort to bloom in the heart of the pine barrens.