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Photographer: John M. Schoeneker
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Family Asteraceae
Eupatorium altissimum L.
upland boneset, tall boneset, tall eupatorium, tall thoroughwort
Eupatorium: from Greek name Mithridates Eupator, King of Pontus about 115BC who is said to have discovered an antidote to a commonly used poison in one of the species
altissimum: Latin for "especially tall"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3'- 6 1/2' tall forb with leafy, hairy stems |
| Flower: | head with mostly 5 white, disk flowers; inflorescence of many heads in branched, flattish clusters; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | dry seed on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | many, opposite, hairy, 2"-5" long, lance-like, pointed at both ends and usually with a few, small teeth above the middle  |
| Habitat: | woods, thickets, savannas, glades |
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