Eupatorium hyssopifolium
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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. |