Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Rough Boneset


Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species: E. pilosum

Identifying Characteristics:

- Bonesets are mostly tall, erect plants, branching at the top of the stem. The flowers are in small heads, together forming a broad, often flat cluster.

- Stem hairy; larger leaves oblong bluntish, with 3-12 coarse teeth on each margin. Upper leaves nearly entire. 3-5' high.

Special Adaptations:

- Wet or moist open places

- Blooms in Summer and Fall

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