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Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.)Small ex Porter & Britton
Dogfennel
Florida native
A common herb of flatwoods, marshes and wet disturbed sites in nearly all of Florida. The range extends throughout the southeast, west into Texas & Okalhaoma, northwest into Missouri, northeast into Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Growing up to 2m (6-1/2 ft.) tall with leaves deeply divided into narrowly linear segments that are less than 1mm wide in the upper part of the plant. The inflorescence is made up of small white flowers in a dense panicle.
Eupatorium capillifolium is a member of the Asteraceae - Aster family.
Other species of the Eupatorium genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Eupatorium album - WHITE THOROUGHWORT
Eupatorium compositifolium - YANKEEWEED
Eupatorium mohrii - MOHR'S THOROUGHWORT
Eupatorium rotundifolium - ROUNDLEAF THOROUGHWORT
Eupatorium serotinum - LATEFLOWERING THOROUGHWORT
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Sep 11, 2024
