July 2008

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VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="338c6fe0.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="254" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=379 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>July 2008</I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="07544400.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><I><B>Ohio Prairie Plant of the Month</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Species </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> Common Name: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Common Boneset</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Latin Name: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I>Eupatorium perfoliatum </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >[Pronounced: "yoo-pah-TORR-ee-um  per-fol-ee-ATE-um"]</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Type of Plant: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" >Forb</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Identification Helps:  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >With a cluster of white flowers across the top of the plant, and on side branches. The leaves do not have stems. The blades attach directly to the main stem of the plant. Leaves are usually opposite. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> There are several other species of <I>Eupatorium</I>, but this is the only one with clasping, unstemmed leaves. </div> <bR> <div> Preferred Growing Conditions in the Wild:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Common Boneset grows commmonly in both old fields and prairies.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Preferred Soils:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Found in most soils, most often in more moist soils. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Seasons of Growth and Bloom:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This forb blooms from mid-summer through autumn.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Natural Distribution in Ohio:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Found in all major prairie counties in Ohio.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Description and General Information: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This forb was once used medicinally, with the thought that it would help heal broken bones; hence the common name. There is no modern evidence of such efficacy. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> The plant can be a bit weedy and it proliferates in degraded prairie habitats. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>