Eupatorium rotundifolium

roundleaf thoroughwort, roundleaf eupatorium
Family

Asteraceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate, opposite

Leaf Attachment

sessile, subsessile

Leaf Margin

crenate, serrate, toothed

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

deltoid, ovate, rhombic, subrotund

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

white

Flower Month

July - October

Height (meters)

0.3 - 1.8

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Growing Season

Warm season


Wetland Class

FAC

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

7

Animal Use

The seeds of several Eupatoriums are eaten by birds. Is unpalatable to cattle.

Natural History

The species in this genus had many medicinal uses by early pioneers. Their leaves were used as a poultice under splints to heal broken bones, which explains the origin of its common name, "boneset."

Habitat

Woods in dry or wet soils.