Eupatorium pilosum

Eupatorium pilosum
Scientific 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,^[2] 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.^[3]

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

^ The Plant List, Eupatorium pilosum Walter
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Eupatorium pilosum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map

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[1] The Plant List, Eupatorium pilosum Walter

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Eupatorium pilosum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[3] Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map

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