Asteraceae
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Eupatorium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- بابونج منتن
- Chinese
- 假蒿
- English
- Dogfennel
Synonyms
- Artemisia capillifolia Lam.
- Artemisia tenuifolia Willd.
- Chrysocoma capillacea Michx.
- Chrysocoma capillacea Michaux
- Eupatorium capillifolium var. capillifolium
- Eupatorium foeniculaceum Willd.
- Eupatorium foeniculaceum var. foeniculaceum
- Eupatorium foeniculaceum var. glabrum Torr. & A.Gray
- Eupatorium foeniculaceum var. lateriflorum Torr. & A.Gray
- Eupatorium foeniculaceum var. traganthes DC.
- Eupatorium foeniculoides Walter
- Mikania artemisioides Cass.
- Traganthes tenuifolia Wallr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: 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.