- Eupatorium cannabinum
Taxobox
name = "Eupatorium cannabinum"
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regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Eupatorieae
genus = "Eupatorium "
species = "E. cannabinum"
binomial = "Eupatorium cannabinum"
binomial_authority = L."Eupatorium cannabinum", commonly known as Hemp-agrimony, is a
herbaceous plant of the familyAsteraceae . It is a robust perennial native to many areas of Europe."Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p 359. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0] It is occasionally found as a garden escape in other areas such asBritish Columbia . [cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200023930 | title = Eupatorium cannabinum | work = Flora of North America ]If the genus "
Eupatorium " is defined in a restricted sense (about 42 species), "E. cannabinum" is the only species of that genus native to Europe (with the remainder in Asia or North America). [aut|Schmidt, Gregory J. & Schilling, Edward E. (2000): Phylogeny and biogeography of "Eupatorium" (Asteraceae: Eupatorieae) based on nuclear ITS sequence data. "Am. J. Bot." 87(5): 716-726. PMID 10811796 [http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/reprint/87/5/716.pdf PDF fulltext] ]Description
"E". "cannabinum" grows to 1.5 meters (5 ft) tall or more and 1.2 meters (4 ft) wide. It lives in moist low-lying areas in
temperate Eurasia . It isdioecious , withraceme s ofmauve flowers which are pollinated by insects from July to early September. The flowers are tiny, fluffy and can be pale dusty pink or whitish. The fruit is anachene about 2 or 3 mm long, borne by a pappus with hairs 3 to 5 mm long, which is distributed by the wind. The plant over-winters as ahemicryptophyte .ubspecies
*"Eupatorium cannabinum" L. subsp. "cannabinum"
*"Eupatorium cannabinum" L. subsp. "corsicum" (Req. ex Loisel.) P.Fourn.References
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