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Upland Boneset (Eupatorium sessilifolium)
Image ID: 2019/ahgh169
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Native
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 2 to 4 ft.
(shrub)
Blooms: July to
October
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Parts indistinct
Location: Allegheny Highlands Trail
Date: 8/14/2019
Notes:
sessile leaves with 3 main veins
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Upland Boneset may be
easily confused with:
- Boneset
The leaves of common boneset fuse around the stem.
- Hollow Joe-Pye Weed
Upland boneset has leaves in pairs, while joe-pye weeds have whorls of four or more.
- Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
Upland boneset has leaves in pairs, while joe-pye weeds have whorls of four or more.
- Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
Upland boneset has leaves in pairs, while joe-pye weeds have whorls of four or more.
- White-Bracted Thoroughwort
White-bracted thoroughwort has 3 prominent veins running the length of the leaf.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
