Common Name: boneset, thoroughwort
Scientific Name: Eupatorium perfoliatum L.
Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - perennial, reproducing by seed

stems - upright, hairy growth habit 1, growth habit 2

leaves - opposite, lanceolate with sharp-pointed tip, wrinkled texture, serrated margins; leaf bases united and surround stem leaves

flowers - heads of white disk (tubulate) florets; terminal flat-topped clusters

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