species 1,545 observations
Upland Boneset
Eupatorium sessilifolium
Field notes
Eupatorium sessilifolium, commonly called upland boneset or sessile-leaved boneset, is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern and central United States, found from Maine south to North Carolina and Alabama, and west as far as Arkansas, Kansas, and Minnesota.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Three-lined Flower Moth, Boneset Borer Moth, Bordered Patch, Salt Marsh Moth
28
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Boneset Stem Midge
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Keeled Treehopper, Pissonotus binotatus, Noble Scoliid Wasp, Potter Wasp
5
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee, Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Double-banded Scoliid Wasp, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
138
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.