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Useful Temperate Plants

Brickellia eupatorioides

(L.) Shinners

Asteraceae

+ Synonyms

Brickellia mosieri (Small) Shinners

Brickellia rosmarinifolia (Vent.) W.A.Weber

Critonia eupatorioides Gaertn. ex Steud.

Critonia kuhnia Gaertn.

Eupatorium alternifolium Ard.

Eupatorium canescens Ortega

Eupatorium kuhnia Crantz

Kuhnia altaica Raf.

Kuhnia cinerea Raf.

Kuhnia critonia Willd.

Kuhnia dasypia Raf.

Kuhnia divaricata Raf.

Kuhnia elliptica Raf.

Kuhnia eupatorioides L.

Kuhnia fitzpatricki A.Nelson

Kuhnia fulva Raf.

Kuhnia glabra Raf.

Kuhnia glomerata Raf.

Kuhnia glutinosa Elliott

Kuhnia gooddingi A.Nelson

Kuhnia hitchcocki A.Nelson

Kuhnia jacobaea Lunell

Kuhnia kuhnia (Gaertn.) C.Mohr

Kuhnia latifolia Raf.

Kuhnia leptophylla mexicana Scheele

Kuhnia macrantha Buckley

Kuhnia maximiliani Sinning

Kuhnia media Raf.

Kuhnia paniculata Cass.

Kuhnia pubescens Raf.

Kuhnia reticulata A.Nelson

Kuhnia rosmarinifolia Vent.

Kuhnia suaveolens Fresen.

Kuhnia tuberosa Raf.

Kuhnia virgata Raf.

Common Name:

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General Information

Brickellia eupatorioides is a perennial plant with branched stems that become more or less woody, especially near the base; it can grow 30 - 200cm tall[
270
Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
]..
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

1
Title
RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Publication
 
Author
F. Chittendon.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
,
43
Title
Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition
Publication
 
Author
Fernald. M. L.
Publisher
American Book Co.; New York
Year
1950
ISBN
0442222505
Description
A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
,
235
Title
An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada
Publication
 
Author
Britton. N. L. Brown. A.
Publisher
Dover Publications. New York.
Year
1970
ISBN
0-486-22642-5
Description
Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
,
270
Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.

Range

N. America - Montana to New Jersey, south to Arizona and Florida

Habitat

Dry soils[
235
Title
An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada
Publication
 
Author
Britton. N. L. Brown. A.
Publisher
Dover Publications. New York.
Year
1970
ISBN
0-486-22642-5
Description
Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
] in open woods, thickets, clearings and open slopes[
43
Title
Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition
Publication
 
Author
Fernald. M. L.
Publisher
American Book Co.; New York
Year
1950
ISBN
0442222505
Description
A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
]. Open areas in a wide range of soils[
270
Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.50 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Species in this genus generally succeed in any moderately fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in full sun or in light shade[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Grows well in a sandy loam[
1
Title
RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Publication
 
Author
F. Chittendon.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the root is taken as a treatment for old injuries and cough[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring[
1
Title
RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Publication
 
Author
F. Chittendon.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
].
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