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Eupatorium pilosum

Eupatorium pilosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species: E. pilosum
Binomial name
Eupatorium pilosum
Walter
Synonyms
  • Eupatorium verbenifolium Michx.
  • Eupatorium lanceolatum Muhl. ex Willd.

Eupatorium pilosum, common name rough boneset, 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.

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



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