Asteraceae
Wavyleaf thoroughwort
Chromolaena sinuata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Chromolaena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wavyleaf thoroughwort
Synonyms
- Eupatorium canescens Vahl
- Eupatorium canescens var. adenocarpum DC.
- Eupatorium canescens var. canescens
- Eupatorium sinuatum Lam.
- Osmia sinuata Britton & P.Wilson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.