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Eupatorieae

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Eupatorieae is a tribe of over 2000 species of plants in the family Asteraceae. Most of the species are native to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas of the Americas, but some are found elsewhere. Well-known members are Stevia rebaudiana (used as a sugar substitute), a number of medicinal plants (Eupatorium), and a variety of late summer to autumn blooming garden flowers, including Ageratum (flossflower), Conoclinium (mistflower), and Liatris (blazing star or gayfeather).

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Observations recorded218

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
115
With media
14
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
NY, MO
Recorded in
Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Costa Rica

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Asteroideae
Image
Eupatorium-purpureum2.JPG
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taxon rank
tribe
taxon name
Eupatorieae
Commons category
Eupatorieae
topic's main category
Category:Eupatorieae
taxon common name
澤蘭族
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Genera
  • Classification
  • Subtribes
  • References
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Eupatorieae is a tribe of over 2000 species of plants in the family Asteraceae. Most of the species are native to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas of the Americas, but some are found elsewhere. Well-known members are Stevia rebaudiana (used as a sugar substitute), a number of medicinal plants (Eupatorium), and a variety of late summer to autumn blooming garden flowers, including Ageratum (flossflower), Conoclinium (mistflower), and Liatris (blazing star or gayfeather).

Plants in this tribe have only disc florets (no ray florets) and their petals are white, slightly yellowish off-white, pink, or purple (never a full yellow).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eupatorieae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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