Common Name: boneset, thoroughwortScientific Name: Eupatorium perfoliatum L.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, hairy Leavesopposite, lanceolate with sharp-pointed tip, wrinkled texture, serrated margins; leaf bases united and surround stem Flowersheads of white disk (tubulate) florets; terminal flat-topped clusters