''Austroeupatorium'' is a genus of plants native primarily to South America, including

herbaceous perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

s and

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

s. The native range is focused on eastern South America and extends as far north as

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

and

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...

and as far west as

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

Species

The species ''A. inulifolium'' is native to South America, from Panama to

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

. It has been introduced to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

, and

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

. It is a highly invasive species in the Knuckles Range in Sri Lanka. It can be either a

or a

and can grow up to two meters tall. It particularly colonizes disturbed areas such as roadsides and fields prepared for planting. ; Accepted species * '' Austroeupatorium albescens'' (Gardner) R.M.King & H.Rob. -

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

, Brazilia * '' Austroeupatorium apensis'' (Chodat) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil * '' Austroeupatorium chaparense'' (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia * '' Austroeupatorium cordato-acuminatum'' H.Rob. - Brazil * '' Austroeupatorium decemflorum'' (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia * '' Austroeupatorium entreriense'' (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Uruguay * '' Austroeupatorium inulaefolium'' (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay * '' Austroeupatorium laetevirens'' (Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina * '' Austroeupatorium morii'' R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bahia, Espirito Santo * '' Austroeupatorium neglectum'' (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Espirito Santo, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo * '' Austroeupatorium patens'' (D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Chile * '' Austroeupatorium paulinum'' (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Amazonas * '' Austroeupatorium petrophilum'' (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. -

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

* '' Austroeupatorium picturatum'' (Malme) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Santa Catarina, northeastern Argentina * '' Austroeupatorium rosmarinaceum'' (Cabrera & Vittet) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul * '' Austroeupatorium silphiifolium'' (Mart.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia, Paraguay, Bahia, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Brazilia, Goiás

References

Eupatorieae Asteraceae genera {{Eupatorieae-stub