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Common Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum

Other Common Names:  Indian Sage
Bloom Period: Midsummer-Fall
Bloom Color: Creamy White

Wildlife Value Score:  3
Seed Availability:
2

Establishment Frequency:
Growth Form:


Commonly and widely distributed in open wet places throughout the tallgrass region, including wet prairies, marshes, along streams, and low depressions in uplan prairies. A bitter tea was made from this plant was used as folk medicine for a variety of ailments.

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

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