Eupatorium chinense, a
perennial herb growing to 1-2m in height, occurs in
grasslands or forest edges. Leaves with short petioles
are opposite, oval-like oblong, 10-18cm long, with
pointed tips, bases abruptly becoming petioles, and
glandular dots on back surfaces. Flower heads set
themselves in corymbs with a few tubular flowers.
Involucres measure 5-6mm long, and achene's pappuses are
white. Bloom time: August-October. |