Eupatorium aromaticum L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Asteraceae

• Scientific Name

  Eupatorium aromaticum L.

• Description

  Species Description - Resembling no. 9 [Eupatorium rugosum Houttuyn.], and not always sharply distinct, avg smaller, seldom over 8 dm, and with shorter, firmer, more generally distributed pubescence; lvs relatively thick and firm, obtuse or acute, crenate or crenate-serrate, 3–7(–10) × 2–5 cm, more than 4 times as long as the short petiole; invol bracts obtuse or rounded to acute; fls mostly 10–19 per head, the cor-lobes commonly villous externally, at least near the tip; 2n=34. Dry woods, especially in sandy soil; Mass. to Fla., w. to s. O., Ky., Tenn., and e. La. Aug.–Oct.

• Common Names

  small-leaved white snakeroot