Common Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Asteraceae
Other names
Thoroughwort
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Eastern North America
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Peterson Oak Grove, Coy Glen, McLean Bogs, Eames Bog, Salt Road Fen, Ringwood Ponds
Source of plant
North Creek Nurseries, Richters
Description
Rhizomatous, pubescent perennial reaching 5' in height; leaves ovate to lanceolate, to 6" long, acuminate, mostly connate-perfoliate, crenate-serrate, rugose; capitula 10-40-flowered, to 1/4" across, held in flat-topped corymbs, the flowers white.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Status
L4|S5|G5