Eupatorium rotundifolium
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Photos, Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
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| Botanical name: | Eupatorium rotundifolium |
| Common name: | roundleaf boneset |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 2-5' |
| Foliage: | stems hairy; egg or oblong shaped leaves, toothed, oposite leaves, lower leaves stalkless or nearly stalkless |
| Flower: | white flowers in broad, branching clusters, 1/6-/4" long |
| Flowering time: | July to October |
| Habitat: | dry open woods, fields |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | This species is prone to hybridizing
with other species. E.
pubescens is now considered a subspecies of E. rotudifolium.
Varieties include rotundifolium and ovatum. |