Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
















Boneset is a native, perennial in Wisconsin. It grows to about four feet tall. Its flower is small, white, and tubular. It appears in flat clusters at the tops of the stems in late summer. The leaves grow opposite each other on the stem. They are finely toothed, and their bases join to surround the stem. The lower leaves are larger, up to eight inches long and two inches wide. It grows in wetlands and at the edge of woodlands. (SF)