Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Summary 4
Eupatorium perfoliatum or (Common) Boneset is a common perennial plant native to the Eastern United States and Canada, with a range from Nova Scotia to Florida, as well as from Louisiana and Texas through North Dakota. It is also called "agueweed", "feverwort" or "sweating-plant". It was introduced to American colonists by Indians who used the plant for breaking fevers by means of heavy sweating.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Laura Baird, all rights reserved, uploaded by Laura Baird
- (c) BlueRidgeKitties, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/6116091847/
- (c) John Brandauer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/brandauer/5005868990/
- Adapted by The Preserve at Shaker Village from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupatorium_perfoliatum
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Blooms in | fall, summer |
|---|---|
| Color | white |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Status | native |
