Eupatorium serotinum
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Eupatorium serotinum, also known as late boneset or late thoroughwort, is a fall-blooming herbaceous plant
native to North America. Like other members of the genus Eupatorium
, it is about one to two meters tall and has inflorescence
s containing a large number of white flowers with disc florets and no ray florets.
It ranges throughout most of the eastern United States, as far south as Mexico (near the Texas
border), as far north as the United States–Canadian border, and as far west as Nebraska and Texas.
It grows in open sites (either dry or moist), and can hybridize with Eupatorium perfoliatum
and other members of the genus Eupatorium. Unlike wind-pollinated plants in this genus, E. serotinum is pollinated by insects.
Herbaceous plant
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
native to North America. Like other members of the genus Eupatorium
Eupatorium
Eupatorium is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing from 36 to 60 species depending on the classification system. Most are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 0.5–3 m tall. A few are shrubs. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
, it is about one to two meters tall and has inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s containing a large number of white flowers with disc florets and no ray florets.
It ranges throughout most of the eastern United States, as far south as Mexico (near the Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
border), as far north as the United States–Canadian border, and as far west as Nebraska and Texas.
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum or 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"...
and other members of the genus Eupatorium. Unlike wind-pollinated plants in this genus, E. serotinum is pollinated by insects.
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- Photo from the Ozarks Regional Herbarium of Missouri State UniversityMissouri State UniversityMissouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...
