Eupatorium pilosum

Eupatorium pilosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Genus:Eupatorium
Species: E. pilosum
Binomial name
Eupatorium pilosum
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium verbenifolium Michx.
  • Eupatorium lanceolatum Muhl. ex Willd.

Eupatorium pilosum, common name rough boneset,[2] is a rare North American species of plant in sunflower family. It is native to the eastern and south-central United States, found in every coastal state from Massachusetts to Texas, and as far inland as Kentucky.[3]

Eupatorium pilosum is a perennial herb sometimes over 100 cm (40 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. The plant produces large displays of large numbers of tiny flower heads, each with 5 white disc florets but no ray florets

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Eupatorium pilosum Walter
  2. ↑ "Eupatorium pilosum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map


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