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Eupatorium
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Eupatorium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing from 36 to 60 species depending on the classification system. Most are herbaceous perennials growing to tall. A few are shrubs. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The type species of the genus Eupatorium cannabinum, which is also the sole European species, is known as hemp-agrimony. Most in North America are commonly called boneset, thoroughwort or snakeroot. The genus is named after Mithridates VI Eupator, king of Pontus.
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Eupatorium is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, belonging to the order Asterales and class Magnoliopsida. The genus was named after Mithridates VI of Pontus. Common names for the group include hemp-agrimony, thoroughwort, cambara, and flocklar. The taxonomic type is Eupatorium cannabinum.
The genus has a wide distribution, with native occurrences listed in regions such as Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Amur, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, the Bahamas, Baleares, the Baltic States, Bangladesh, and Belarus. It is also recorded in Mexico, where institutions such as INECOL, CICY, UACH, FCF-UANL, and IEA-UAT hold records. The genus has an accepted status in taxonomic databases.
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Species
flocklar
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Common Name: cambara
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,359
- With media
- 4,447
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- INECOL, CICY, UACH, FCF-UANL, IEA-UAT, ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Research
535 papers- Eupatorium perfoliatum L.: phytochemistry, traditional use and current applications.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2011
- Chemical Constituents and Their Bioactivities of Plants from the Genus Eupatorium (2015-Present).Biology · 2024
- Homeopathic Eupatorium perfoliatum in the Treatment of COVID-19.Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2023
- Eupatorium lindleyanum DC Ameliorates Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatic Inflammation and Fibrotic Response in Mice.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Eupatorium fortunei Turcz.: An Updated Review on the Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Systematics and taxonomy
- Uses
- Medical use
- Selected species
- North America
- Europe
- Asia
- Moved to other genera
- References
- Bibliography
Eupatorium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing from 36 to 60 species depending on the classification system. Most are herbaceous perennials growing to tall. A few are shrubs. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The type species of the genus Eupatorium cannabinum, which is also the sole European species, is known as hemp-agrimony. Most in North America are commonly called boneset, thoroughwort or snakeroot. The genus is named after Mithridates VI Eupator, king of Pontus.
==Systematics and taxonomy== Eupatorium has at times been held to contain as many as 800 species, but many of these have been moved (at least by some authors) to other genera, including Ageratina, Chromolaena, Condylidium, Conoclinium, Critonia, Cronquistianthus, Eutrochium, Fleischmannia, Flyriella, Hebeclinium, Koanophyllon, Mikania, and Tamaulipa.
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