wildflower
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
CautionNot foodcommon
Wet-ground white flower plate. The stem grows through the joined leaf pair. Not white snakeroot.
Opposite leaves are fused at the base so the stem appears to pierce them. Dull white fuzzy flower heads in a flat cluster. Plant is rough-hairy.
- Habitat
- Wet meadows, pond edges, Laughery backwaters.
- Season
- Flowers August–September.
- Size
- 2–4 ft
- Field marks
- Perfoliate leaves — stem through the leaf pair
If the stem does not pierce a joined leaf pair, you may have white snakeroot. Do not pick it.
Use
A few sips of bitter tea for a flu ache. See Apothecary. Not a daily cup, not for children.