Vascular Plants of North Carolina
Account for Truncate Thoroughwort - Eupatorium x truncatum   Muhl. ex Willd.
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AuthorMuhl. ex Willd.
DistributionPiedmont and Coastal Plain, based on map in Weakley (2023). The SERNEC database lists specimens for Burke (NCSC) and Wake (NCU) counties, both in the Piedmont. It is likely that other specimens reside in various other herbaria.

"NY, MI, and IA, south to NC, AL, MS, and w. LA" (Weakley 2023).
AbundanceWeakley (2023) considers this as a rare hybrid in NC.
Habitat"Moist, open areas, ditches, roadsides" (Weakley 2023).
PhenologyBlooms from August to October.
IdentificationThis is a hybrid between E. perfoliatum and E. serotinum, both common species of moist thickets and damp places in the state. It is most similar to the scarce E. resinosum, but this hybrid has "Leaves truncate to cuneate (at least at top of stem), usually finely serrate on upper leaves, sometimes coarsely serrate on lower leaves, widest slightly below the middle" (Weakley 2023).
Taxonomic CommentsSee above.

Other Common Name(s)Truncate Eupatorium
State RankHYB
Global RankGNA
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