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Hemp Agrimony

Eupatorium cannabinum L.
Hemp Agrimony
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Eupatorium cannabinum, commonly known as Hemp Agrimony, is a herbaceous perennial in the Asteraceae family. Native to Europe, Northwestern Africa, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, it thrives in damp to wet habitats, typically in lowland areas, though it has been recorded up to 410 m in Britain. It is cultivated as an ornamental and has become naturalized in parts of China, the United States, and Canada. The plant is known to attract butterflies.

Description

Eupatorium cannabinum is a robust, herbaceous perennial plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to regions including Europe, Northwestern Africa, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. It prefers moist to wet habitats and is commonly found in lowland areas. The plant has been introduced and cultivated as an ornamental species, and it has occasionally escaped into the wild in China, the United States, and Canada. It is noted for its ability to attract butterflies, similar to buddleia.

Other common names

Hemp AgrimonyHemp-Agrimony

Distribution

British Columbia · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · DK · FI · NO · SE · TR · NP · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · UZ · Flanders · Corse (Corsica) · Malta · PL · SY · CN · IR · MD · NZ · LB · GE · AZ · CA · conterminous 48 United States · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region

Synonyms

Eupatorium lindleyanumEupatorium soleiroliiEupatorium argenteumEupatorium trifidumEupatorium lambertianumEupatorium lemassoniiEupatorium trifoliatumChrone heterophyllaEupatorium ponticumEupatorium heterophyllumEupatorium hyrcanicumEupatorium diclineEupatorium variifoliumEupatorium maireiEupatorium cannabinum var. cannabinumEupatorium suaveolensEupatorium simonsiiEupatorium viscosumEupatorium cannabinum subsp. syriacumEupatorium birmanicumEupatorium allaisiiEupatorium caucasicumEupatorium cannabinum var. syriacumEupatorium wallichii var. heterophyllumEupatorium cannabinum var. indivisumEupatorium cannabinum subsp. syriacumEupatorium corsicumEupatorium cannabifoliumEupatorium punduanumEupatorium cannabis-folium

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