Austroeupatorium Explained

Austroeupatorium is a genus of plants native primarily to South America, including herbaceous perennials and shrubs.[1] The native range is focused on eastern South America[2] and extends as far north as Panama and Trinidad and as far west as Bolivia.[1]

Species

The species A. inulifolium is native to South America, from Panama to Argentina. It has been introduced to Sri Lanka,[1] Indonesia,[1] Taiwan,[1] the Philippines,[3] and Sumatra.[1] It is a highly invasive species in the Knuckles Range in Sri Lanka.[4] [5] It can be either a herbaceous perennial or a shrub and can grow up to two meters tall. It particularly colonizes disturbed areas such as roadsides and fields prepared for planting.[1]

Accepted species

Notes and References

  1. Austroeupatorium inulifolium (Kunth) King & Robinson (Asteraceae), a Newly Naturalized Plant in Taiwan . Tsai-Wen Hsu, Ching-I Peng . Chiu-Mei Wang . amp . Taiwania . 51 . 1 . 41–45 . 2006 .
  2. Web site: 7. Austroeupatorium R. King & H. Robinson . Árboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador .
  3. Web site: Austroeupatorium inulifolium . Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) .
  4. News: Lalith Gunasekera . Suddha is a silence destroyer of the Knuckles Mountain range in Sri Lanka . . December 2012 . April 16, 2018.
  5. News: Lalith Gunasekera . Invaders In Knuckles Mountain Range . October 2012 . April 16, 2018.