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Eupatorium pilosum

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Species of flowering plant

Eupatorium pilosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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 the family Asteraceae. 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.

References

  1. The Plant List, Eupatorium pilosum Walter
  2. NRCS. "Eupatorium pilosum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
Taxon identifiers
Eupatorium pilosum


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