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Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)

Dlium Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)

Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, an annual herb, up to 2 meters tall, with several stems branching from the base and stout, the base covered with green thread-like leaves branching out from the stem in a fractal pattern.

E. capillifolium has leaves with a sour odor similar to dill pickles. The flowers have a mild odor. This species thrives on roadsides, fields and disturbed areas.



TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Subtribe: Eupatoriinae
Genus: Eupatorium L. in Sp. Pl.: 836 (1753)
Species: Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small ex Porter & Britton in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 311 (1894)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Artemisia capillifolia Lam. in Encycl. 1: 267 (1783)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Artemisia tenuifolia Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1819 (1803)
Chrysocoma capillacea Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 101 (1803)
Eupatorium foeniculaceum Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1750 (1803)
Eupatorium foeniculaceum var. glabrum Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 2: 83 (1841)
Eupatorium foeniculaceum var. lateriflorum Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 2: 83 (1841)
Eupatorium foeniculaceum var. traganthes DC. in Prodr. 5: 176 (1836)
Eupatorium foeniculoides Walter in Fl. Carol.: 199 (1788)
Mikania artemisioides Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 55: 130 (1828)
Traganthes tenuifolia Wallr. ex Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 12 (1903)

PUBLICATIONS

Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

VERNACULAR NAME

Arabic: شمر الكلب
Bengali: ডগফেনেল
Chinese (Simplified): 假蒿
Chinese (Traditional): 假蒿
English: dogfennel, cypressweed, dog fennel, bitter-weed
French: Fenouil de chien
German: Hundfenchel
Hindi: डॉगफेनेल
Hong Kong: 假蒿
Indonesian: Adas Anjing
Japanese: イトバヒヨドリ
Korea: 도그펜넬
Macao: 假蒿
Portuguese: Funcho para cães
Russian: Посконник волосолистный
Spanish: Hinojo de perro
Taiwan: 假蒿
Turkish: Köpek rezene
Urdu: کتے کی سونف

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