Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Upland Boneset at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Eupatorium sessilifolium
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-017a:
Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium sessilifolium
COMMON NAME:
Upland Boneset, Sessile-leaf Eupatorium
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_euse3_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm220715_9108
July Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_e_sessilifoliumses_13
August Catawba County NC
Stem hairy at the top but smooth below the inflorescence, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_esessilifoliumses_26b
August Catawba County NC
Leaves rounded at the base, margin finely toothed, with 1 main vein, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_e_sessilifoliumses_1
September Catawba County NC
Lvs generally broadest near base, membranaceous, averaging ~ 5x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Eupatorium sessilifolium
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-017a:
Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium sessilifolium
558
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it open upland woodlands and woodland borders, especially calcareous or mafic, 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
Usually opposite, upper sometimes alternate
Leaves sessile
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 p194
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p296?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p346?
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p181?