Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Account for Upland Boneset - Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium   L.
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AuthorL.
DistributionMountains and Piedmont; absent from most of southern Piedmont.

NH to MN, south to northern GA, northern MS, and northern AR.
AbundanceUncommon to common.
HabitatMesic to dry woodlands and forests, forest openings, forest edges, rocky slopes, especially in mafic or calcareous soils.
PhenologyFlowering and fruiting July-October.
IdentificationEasily identified by its sessile (stalkless), paired leaves that are very long and tapered gradually to a point. Apparently the only difference between this and var. brittonianum is the latter's ovate ot lance-ovate leaves.
Taxonomic CommentsSee var. brittonianum.

Other Common Name(s)Sessile-leaved Eupatorium
State RankS4 [S5]
Global RankG5T5
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