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White-bracted Thoroughwort (Eupatorium leucolepis) |
Color Photograph: Larry Allain. U.S. Geological Survey
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Eupatorium hyssopifolium White-bracted Thoroughwort is most similar to Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort. The leaves of Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort are thinner and come in groups of four. The leaves of White-bracted Thoroughwort are large and wider and arise in pairs of two. White-bracted Thoroughwort (Eupatorium leucolepis) Identification: Flowers white and arranged in flat-topped clusters. Leaves grasslike and in opposite pairs along the stem. Leaf axils commonly with smaller leaves in the axils. The bracts containing the flower heads are white. Plant 1 to 2 feet in height. Distribution: New York and southern New England in the north, southward throughout the southeastern United States and westward to Texas. Habitat: White-bracted Thoroughwort grows on wet, sandy soil. Flowering period: August to October. |
White-bracted Thoroughwort (Eupatorium leucolepis)
Similar Species: Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort (Eupatorium hyssopifolium)
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