Eupatorium perfoliatum

Common Name: 
boneset, thoroughwort
Scientific Name: 
Eupatorium perfoliatum L.
Family Name: 
Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, hairy
Stems of Boneset
Stems of Boneset
Stems of Boneset
Stems of Boneset
Leaves
opposite, lanceolate with sharp-pointed tip, wrinkled texture, serrated margins; leaf bases united and surround stem
Leaves of Boneset
Leaves of Boneset
Flowers
heads of white disk (tubulate) florets; terminal flat-topped clusters
Flowers of Boneset
Flowers of Boneset