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Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum

Other Common Names: Common Boneset, Indain Sage
Bloom Period:  July - August
Bloom Color:
Creamy-white

Wildlife Value Score:  3
Seed Availability:
  2

Establishment Frequency:
Growth Form:


Boneset plants prefer moist to wet ground of marshes, river valleys, and streams.  It was widely used by Native Americans for many ailments. Some people wrapped the leaves with the bandages around splints to help set broken bones.

Wildlife Value Score and Seed Availability
1 = low; 5 = high

Establishment Frequency
1 = slow to establish; 5 = easy established in one year