Asteraceae FAMILY

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eupatorium perfoliatum is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of stems that can grow 40 - 100cm or more tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. A very popular domestic medicine in N. America, where it is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and trade.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Quebec to Manitoba, south to Florida and Texas.

HabitatMoist, low ground, marshes, roadsides, swamps, wet pastures; at elevations up to 500 metres, sometimes higher[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Wet woods, scrub, fens and damp grassland[ 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ]. Sandy soils in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ].