Hebrew: גדותן הביצות ,אבפטוריון הביצות, Arabic: اوبتريوم قنبي
| Scientific name: | Eupatorium cannabinum L. | |
| Common name: | Common Hemp-Agrimony | |
| Hebrew name: | גדותן הביצות ,אבפטוריון הביצות | |
| Arabic name: | اوبتريوم قنبي | |
| Plant Family: | Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Stems: | 30-120 cm tal; single, branched distally; reddish stem covered with downy hair, woody below | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, dissected once, dentate or serrate | |
| Inflorescence: | Individual flowerheads 2-5 mm across, clustered into panicles c 15 cm across | |
| Flowers: | Pink, purple, white flowerheads containing c 5-6 disk florets and no ray florets; a long white style protrudes from each of the tubular disk florets | |
| Fruits / pods: | Achene c 2, 3 mm long, borne by a pappus with hairs 3-5 mm long; distributed by the wind | |
| Flowering Period: | July, August, September, October | |
| Habitat: | Humid habitats | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Euro-Siberian - Med - Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Eupatorium, commemorating Mithridates Eupator, King of Pontus about 115BC who is said to have discovered an antidote to a commonly used poison in one of the species. cannabinum, like Cannabis or hemp.
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