Pronounced (approximate): brik-EL-ee-ah yoo-pah-tor-ee-OY-deez
Cream-colored heads contain tubular florets without rays. Long pale styles give the flower clusters a shaggy look.
False Boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides): flower details. Tap the photo to open the gallery.
Family Asteraceae
Life cycle Perennial
Blooms August–September
Height 1 to 4 feet
Habitat sun; dry to average moisture; prairies, open woods, along railroads, bluffs
Common names: False Boneset
Bloom timing varies with latitude, weather and local conditions.
Explore reported observations. Sightings are not a complete range map.
sun; dry to average moisture; prairies, open woods, along railroads, bluffs. Flowering season: August–September.
Common Boneset has joined opposite leaves. False Boneset has narrow, generally alternate leaves and long threadlike flower parts. Used here in the broad regional sense; Kew separates the Midwestern var. corymbulosa as Brickellia suaveolens.
Cream-colored heads contain tubular florets without rays.
Long pale styles give the flower clusters a shaggy look.
Narrow leaves alternate along branching stems. Pair close views with a photograph of the whole plant.
12 field photographs. Select a photograph to enlarge it; use Load more photos to see the rest.
Native in central and eastern North America. This guide uses the broad regional treatment of False Boneset; Kew recognizes the Midwestern segregate Brickellia suaveolens separately.
Reported U.S. distribution
AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY
Includes native and introduced state records where listed; a state record does not imply occurrence in every county.
Observation maps show submitted records, not every place the plant occurs. Follow local access rules when visiting a site.
Practice recognizing False Boneset in the flower quiz, or compare it with other plants in the guide.
Field photographs: Where’s Wildlife.