| Eupatorium serotinum | | | | Boneset will grow from two to five feet in height, |
| Family Asteraceae- Aster | | | | with toothed leaves on opposite sides of the stems. |
| Late Boneset is a fall blooming wildflower usually | | | | It begins blooming in early September and continues |
| found in woodlands and in the marginal areas around | | | | through the month. Eupatorium serotinum, is a bit too |
| them. Its range runs from Massachusetts in the | | | | weedy looking to include in a perennial garden, |
| eastern United States, west to Kansas, and from | | | | however it is quite pretty in the wild stands found in |
| Wisconsin in the north, south to Kentucky and West | | | | woodlands, abandoned fields and marginal area near |
| Virginia. It is pretty common here in Indiana, forming | | | | forests. It is frequently found growing with |
| thick drifts of pure white blooms in and near the | | | | goldenrod, the snow white flowering bracts |
| forest. | | | | contrasting nicely with the brilliant golden color of the |
| Boneset was thought to be useful for aiding broken | | | | goldenrod. |
| bones to set by early herbalists, so it was wrapped | | | | One of the more common fall blooming wildflowers, |
| in bandages and splints and placed around broken | | | | Late Boneset's snow white flowers beautify the |
| bones. A tea made from its dried leaves was given | | | | autumn woodlands and fields of the countryside. No |
| for colds, coughs and constipation. It has been found | | | | longer considered a healing herb, the heavily blooming |
| to be more harmful than helpful, as it can cause | | | | plants are soothing to the eye in the bright |
| kidney and liver damage when taken. | | | | September sun. |