Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Rough Boneset at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-015:
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Eupatorium rotundifolium var. saundersii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium verbenaefolium
COMMON NAME:
Rough Boneset, Ragged Eupatorium
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June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6931
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves prominently 3-veined, the 2 lateral veins diverging ~ 5mm above lf base, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6932
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6933
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Upper leaves and main inflorescence branches often alternate, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2559
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2562
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stems sometimes purplish-red-tinged, hairy and often rough, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast.
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2564
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Flower heads 1/4" wide, with 5 tiny tubular disk florets w protruding styles, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast.
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2565
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves oval to oblong-lance-shaped; margins coarsely toothed, often purplish, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast.
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September Moore County NC
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JK Marlow jkm200926_7421
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-015:
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Eupatorium rotundifolium var. saundersii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium verbenaefolium
553
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains
Look for it in savannas, bogs, other moist areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite (upper leaves often alternate)
Leaves sessile, or petioles to 5mm long
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: White
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p434
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p192
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p296
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p345
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p181
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p045