Boneset and thoroughwort are the common names of eupatorium perfoliatum. The flowers are grayish white and grow in dense clusters. The plant is hairy and grows two to three feet tall.

Boneset

Boneset and thoroughwort are the common names of eupatorium perfoliatum. The flowers are grayish white…

The common boneset or Eupatorium perfoliatum was used for medicinal purposes.

Common Boneset

The common boneset or Eupatorium perfoliatum was used for medicinal purposes.

Of the Composite family (Compositae): left, white snakeroot (Eupatorium urticaefolium); right, boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum).

White Snakeroot and Boneset

Of the Composite family (Compositae): left, white snakeroot (Eupatorium urticaefolium); right, boneset…