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Eupatorium compositifolium Walter
Yankeeweed

Eupatorium compositifolium
Copyright by: Jimi Sadle, 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: See also, IRC’s report Vascular plant species of management concern in Everglades National Park (Gann 2015).

Other data on Eupatorium compositifolium available from :

Eupatorium compositifolium has been found in the following 10 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Reported
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Reported
Everglades National Park Present Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area Reported
Loxahatchee River Natural Area Reported
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Reported
Nixon Smiley Pineland Addition Present Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve Present Native
Rockdale Pineland Present Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area Reported

Eupatorium compositifolium has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Martin County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Absent

Eupatorium compositifolium has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Pine Rockland

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Eupatorium compositifolium
Copyright by: Jimi Sadle, 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park
Eupatorium compositifolium
Copyright by: Jimi Sadle, 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park
Eupatorium compositifolium
Copyright by: Jimi Sadle, 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park
Eupatorium compositifolium
Copyright by: Shirley Denton