Asteraceae

Yankeeweed

Eupatorium compositifolium Walter

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eupatorium

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Yankeeweed (Eupatorium compositifolium) — FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Yankeeweed

Synonyms

Chrysocoma artemisiifolia Poepp. ex Steud.
Chrysocoma coronopifolia (Willd.) Michx.
Chrysocoma coronopifolia Michx.
Eupatorium coronopifolium Willd.
Eupatorium racemosum Bertol.
Traganthes compositifolia Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Amber M. King, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.