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Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray
justiceweed
       
Symbol:   EULE  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Distribution:
Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

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USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 28 species in Eupatorium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray var. leucolepis. .
Eupatorium leucolepis var. leucolepis
justiceweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Eupatorium L. – thoroughwort
Species Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray – justiceweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
white-bracted boneset              Threatened
New York:
Eupatorium leucolepis var. leucolepis
white boneset              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
white-bracted thoroughwort              Extirpated
Tennessee:
white-bracted thoroughwort              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+ FACW+ FACW+ NO NO NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller       Moderate       Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35992.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
 
 
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