Eupatorium mikanioides Chapm. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Eupatorium mikanioides Chapm. (Eupatorium mikanioides Chapm.)
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Eupatorium mikanioides Chapm.

Eupatorium mikanioides Chapm.

Semaphore thoroughwort (Eupatorium mikanioides) is a Florida-endemic salt-tolerant perennial aster with small white flower heads.

Family
Genus
Eupatorium
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Eupatorium mikanioides Chapm.

Eupatorium mikanioides, commonly known as semaphore thoroughwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found exclusively in the US state of Florida. Just like other species in the genus Eupatorium, this plant produces large quantities of small white flower heads. Each flower head contains 5 disc florets and has no ray florets. It grows to a height between half a meter and one meter. It inhabits wet to moist areas and is salt-tolerant.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Eupatorium

More from Asteraceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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