Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small ex Porter & Britton

Dogfennel (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Eupatorium

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Borders of woods, clearings, fields and roadsides. Old fields, open sites, roadsides, flatwoods; at elevations from 10-300 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Antifungal agents (leaf), Bite(Insect) (unspecified), Repellant(Insect) (unspecified), Tumor(Scrotum) (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified), Antifungal agents (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Eupatorium capillifolium habit picture by jimseng jimseng (cc-by-sa)
Eupatorium capillifolium habit picture by Eli Small (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Eupatorium capillifolium leaf picture by Raphael Gomes (cc-by-sa)
Eupatorium capillifolium leaf picture by Eli Small (cc-by-sa)
Eupatorium capillifolium leaf picture by D. Fox (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Eupatorium capillifolium flower picture by event.horizon.010111 (cc-by-sa)
Eupatorium capillifolium flower picture by Irma Torres (cc-by-sa)
Eupatorium capillifolium flower picture by Eli Small (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eupatorium capillifolium world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bahamas, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nepal, Thailand, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99677-2
WFO ID wfo-0000116399
COL ID 3CJKL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 893810
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Artemisia tenuifolia Eupatorium foeniculaceum Mikania artemisioides Chrysocoma capillacea Chrysocoma capillacea Traganthes tenuifolia Artemisia capillifolia Eupatorium foeniculoides Eupatorium foeniculaceum var. foeniculaceum Eupatorium capillifolium var. capillifolium Eupatorium capillifolium