Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)

Prairie Home Introduction Common boneset plants are usually less than four feet tall. The opposite leaves are paired and united across the stem. Their scientific name, "per" (through) "foliatum" (leaves), provides one intriguing clue in identifying this plant as the stem appears to penetrate through each pair of leaves. The stems remain unbranched, except at the tip of the plant, where multiple branches support many small white flowers. Boneset is often found at the edges of forests and in wetter areas of prairies and along water courses. Blooms: Mid-July through the end of September. Find It Look for boneset along forest edges. Crosby Farm Regional Park Fort Snelling State Park Coldwater Spring Want to Help Us Better Understand the Park? See our iNaturalist project, "The Life of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area" and contribute to it by downloading the iNaturalist app and uploading your sightings of this species, and others, to the project. You can also upload your sightings from your computer.