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Eupatorium steelei (Asteraceae), a new species from the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern U.S.A.

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Eupatorium steelei, endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains, is described, illustrated, and discussed. It clearly belongs to sectionVerticillata, where it is most closely related toE. purpureum.

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    Eric E. Lamont

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Lamont, E.E. Eupatorium steelei (Asteraceae), a new species from the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern U.S.A.. Brittonia 42, 279–282 (1990). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806817

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