Summary ⁶

Conoclinium coelestinum, the blue mistflower, is a North American species of herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the sunflower family. It was formerly classified in the genus Eupatorium, but phylogenetic analyses in the late 20th century research indicated that that genus should be split, and the species was reclassified in Conoclinium.

Description ⁷

Conoclinium coelestinum can reach a height of about 3 feet (0.91 m). It has opposite leaves, almost triangular-shaped. On the top this, the plant forms clusters of bright blue, violet or white flower heads, about 1/4 inch long. It flowers from July to November.

Blue mistflower is often grown as a garden plant, although it does have a tendency to spread and take over a garden. It is recommended for habitat restoration within its native range, especially in wet soils.

Distribution & Habitat ⁶

This species is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario south as far as Florida and Texas. It prefers wood edges, sandy woodlands and clearings, wet meadows and stream banks.

Read More ⁸

• https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/mistflower.htm
• https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=coco13
• https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j870

Sources and Credits

1. (c) yakfur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by yakfur
2. (c) Doohamlm, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Mistflower_(Conoclinium_coelestinum).jpg
3. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://eol.org/media/6717508
4. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
5. (c) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Conoclinium_coelestinum_kz1.jpg
6. Adapted by Murfreesboro,TN, Natural Resource Division from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conoclinium_coelestinum
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conoclinium_coelestinum
8. (c) Murfreesboro,TN, Natural Resource Division, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Atlas of Florida Plants
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Plants of the World Online
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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