Eupatorium pubescens

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Eupatorium
Species:	Eupatorium pubescens Muhl. ex Willd.
Common Name	Hairy Boneset; Hairy Thoroughwort
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	5
Status	Native
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Calloway (KY), Elliott (KY), Knox (KY), Powell (KY), Warren (KY), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Polk (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2014 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0087273	Knox	Kentucky			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0032865	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0026290	Hickman	Tennessee			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0087275	Knox	Kentucky			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0035821	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
ETSU012204	Carter	Tennessee		16719	ETSU Eupatorium pubescens
ETSU012203	Carter	Tennessee		16718	ETSU Eupatorium pubescens
ETSU012205	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Eupatorium pubescens
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	20 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eupatorium pubescens
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	20 Sep 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eupatorium pubescens
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	20 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0121007	Powell	Kentucky			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0120946	Calloway	Kentucky			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0120105	Elliott	Kentucky			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0041900	Carter	Tennessee			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0092238	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0120945	Barren	Kentucky			APSC Eupatorium pubescens
APSC0120954	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Eupatorium pubescens

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Eupatorium pubescens

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