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Aster (Asteraceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Aster (Asteraceae)

Eupatorium perfoliatum (Common Boneset)
This specimen of Common Boneset shows the upper part of a plant and its branching flower clusters. Notice that the opposite leaves unite around the stem.
Common Boneset grows up to four feet tall in wet prairies and low areas. It blooms from midsummer to fall.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 1279

<i>Eupatorium perfoliatum</i> (Common Boneset)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Aster (Asteraceae)

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