This native wildflower is blooming everywhere right now
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If you've noticed clusters of small white flowers along roadsides, ditches, or the edge of your yard this month, there's a good chance you're looking at late boneset in its brief, showy bloom window.
Late boneset is a tall native plant with flat clusters of fuzzy white flowers that blooms in late summer and early fall. This week it topped the charts on iNaturalist with 850 confirmed sightings, which just means a lot of people are spotting it in bloom at the same time across the country. It's a great one to learn to identify because it's common, easy to photograph, and popular with late-season pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Key Findings
850 research-grade observations of Eupatorium serotinum logged on iNaturalist this week
Ranked among the most-observed plant species on the platform for the current period
High observation volume aligns with the species' typical late summer to early fall bloom period
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Late boneset, a native wildflower, is having a big moment on iNaturalist with 850 research-grade sightings logged this week, signaling it's in peak bloom across much of its range right now.
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Trending: late boneset (Eupatorium serotinum) — 850 observations this week
late boneset is among the most observed plant species this week with 850 research-grade observations.
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Eupatorium serotinum, also known as late boneset or late thoroughwort, is a fall-blooming, perennial, herbaceous plant native to North America.