Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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E. pilosum displays a set of characters that, in combination, give it a very different gestalt in the field than other eupatoriums, making it easy to identify. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-015:
Eupatorium pilosum FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Eupatorium rotundifolium var. saundersii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium verbenaefolium
COMMON NAME:
Rough Boneset, Ragged Eupatorium
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June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
The middle and upper leaves are noticeably reduced in size, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6931
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves prominently 3-veined, the 2 lateral veins diverging ~ 5mm above leaf base, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6932
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6933
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Upper leaves and main inflorescence branches often alternate, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2559
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves have very short but distinct leafstalks, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2562
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stems sometimes purplish-red-tinged, hairy and often rough, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2564
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Flower heads 1/4" wide, with 5 tiny tubular disk florets w protruding styles, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2565
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves oval to oblong-lance-shaped; margins coarsely toothed, often purplish, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_eupatorium_pilosum3
September Moore County NC
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JK Marlow jkm200926_7421
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm221004_0135
October Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Eupatorium pilosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-015:
Eupatorium pilosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Eupatorium rotundifolium var. saundersii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium verbenaefolium
553
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine savannas, bogs, other wetlands, other moist areas, but also sometimes in surprisingly dry habitats, such as mesic and dry-mesic woodlands and woodland edges, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite (upper leaves often alternate)
Leaves sessile, or petioles to 5mm long
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: White
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p388
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p434
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p192
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p079
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p296
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p345
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p181
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p045
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