Brickellia eupatorioides (False boneset)
Brickellia eupatorioides (False boneset)
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PLS weight and bag weight
PLS weight is not the same as the total weight of seed in a bag. For example, a lot with 80% purity and 75% viability contains 60% PLS: 80 × 75 ÷ 100 = 60. Supplying 10 lb PLS from that lot requires about 16.67 lb of bulk seed.
Use the current seed test and the stated basis of the mix specification. Germination calculations may include applicable hard or dormant seed. Seed-count estimates also require the number of seeds per pound; PLS alone does not provide a seed count.
What to check when buying a mix
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Sources: USDA NRCS, Understanding Pure Live Seed and The Importance of Seed Quality for Natural Resource Conservation.
Weight Conversions lbs. to oz.
Weight Conversions lbs. to oz.
0.01 pounds = 0.16 ounces
- 0.1 pounds = 1.6 ounces
- 0.25 pounds = 4 ounces
- 0.5 pounds = 8 ounces
- 0.75 pounds = 12 ounces
- 1.00 pounds = 16 ounces
False Boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides) brings cream-colored flowers to dry, open plantings in late summer and fall, followed by conspicuous fluffy seedheads. It suits sunny or partly sunny ground and lean soils containing sand, clay or gravel. Expect scattered plants and some self-seeding rather than a tightly spreading colony.
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Plant specifications
Key growing facts
| Height | 1–3½ ft (Illinois account) |
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Plant identification & seed reference
| Botanical name | Brickellia eupatorioides |
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Plant characteristics
Brickellia eupatorioides (False boneset) is typically found in dry-mesic full sun areas like prairies, clay and gravel prairies, bluffs. It can also be found in similar soil moisture open woodland areas as well. This plant is typically found in lower completion areas.
- Sun Exposure Prairie/Savanna
- Soil Conditions Dry-Mesic, Dry
- Flower Color White/Cream
- Flower Time August, September
Show / hide ▾Plant communities & associatesDocumented community records
Documented Illinois communities
Successional dry sand prairie — Primms Prairie
Lost Mound — Jo Daviess County, Illinois; 2005 survey.
Other native plants recorded in this survey area: Asclepias syriaca, Asclepias verticillata, Eragrostis spectabilis, Juniperus virginiana, Koeleria macrantha, Lespedeza capitata, Monarda punctata, Panicum virgatum, Prunus serotina, Rhus aromatica, Rosa carolina, Sorghastrum nutans.
Selected species from the ground layer. The survey includes disturbance and succession; these records do not specify immediate neighbors or planting proportions.
Successional dry sand prairie — Schizachyrium/Poa
Lost Mound — Jo Daviess County, Illinois; 2005 survey.
Other native plants recorded in this survey area: Andropogon gerardii, Asclepias verticillata, Eragrostis spectabilis, Euphorbia corollata, Helianthus pauciflorus, Koeleria macrantha, Lespedeza capitata, Panicum virgatum, Rhus aromatica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Ambrosia psilostachya, Aster sericeus.
Selected species from the ground layer. The survey includes disturbance and succession; these records do not specify immediate neighbors or planting proportions.
Blowing sand
Lost Mound — Jo Daviess County, Illinois; 2005 survey.
Other native plants recorded in this survey area: Andropogon gerardii, Asclepias verticillata, Bouteloua hirsuta, Euphorbia corollata, Koeleria macrantha, Lespedeza capitata, Panicum virgatum, Rhus aromatica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Solidago nemoralis, Ambrosia psilostachya, Aristida tuberculosa.
Selected species from the ground layer. The survey includes disturbance and succession; these records do not specify immediate neighbors or planting proportions.
Show / hide ▾Native range & C-value
State nativity describes a broad range. Use the Chicago-region assessment for local context; a state listing does not establish county nativity.
| C-value* — Illinois regional assessment | 6 |
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| Native range — U.S. states | Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Indiana; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; Missouri; New Jersey; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia |
| County nativity | Not yet verified; occurrence records do not establish nativity. |
Show / hide ▾Pollinators & wildlife
Caterpillars & other plant-feeding insects
This plant has published caterpillar host records for the butterflies and moths listed below. These are larval feeding relationships, separate from adult nectar visits. The records span a North American literature compilation and do not establish that every insect occurs locally or uses only this plant.
Moths
- Dichagyris grotei
- Schinia grandimedia — False Bonset Flower Moth
Show / hide ▾Frequently asked questions
Is False boneset deer and herbivore resistant?
Species-specific deer resistance has not been verified here. Even plants described as resistant may be browsed. Use physical protection where deer damage is a concern.
Show / hide ▾Sources & ecological notes
Native range & ecological ratings: Illinois FQA (1997; 2020 family update); Kew WCVP / Plants of the World Online.
Growing conditions & other references: Illinois Wildflowers, John Hilty; University of Tennessee Smart Yards.
Wildlife records: Shropshire & Tallamy: caterpillar hosts (2025).
Native range does not identify the origin of the seed or plants offered. Community and wildlife records apply to the locations and conditions described.
Research notes & credits
Caterpillar host records: Shropshire, K.J. & Tallamy, D.W. (2025), Lepidoptera of North America, Supplement 1. Contains information from this database made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). Natural Communities selected species-level records and screened source qualifications. The complete selection and transformation instructions for this page are available below under the same license.
State nativity: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 4 June 2026 release; taxon Brickellia eupatorioides. © The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. CC BY 3.0; selected and reformatted. Only records marked native, not extinct and not doubtful are included. Kew cannot warrant the quality or accuracy of these data; no Kew endorsement is implied.
Caterpillar research records
Plant: Brickellia eupatorioides
Record scope: Host literature synthesis; no county nativity or local insect occurrence inferred.
Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) · Original research dataset · Reuse license: ODbL-1.0
| Plant names in the source | Source insect record IDs |
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| Brickellia eupatorioides | 203979, 211219 |
How these records were selected
To reproduce this selection, use the “UDELep May 2025” worksheet in the original research dataset.
- Match the insect record IDs above to column A (UDLepID). Within each table row, pair every listed insect ID with every listed source plant name.
- Use the first two words in column H for the insect’s scientific name, column E for its common name, and column AB for its source category.
- Treat the selected pairs as reported caterpillar host records. Keep all other source fields unchanged and outside this selected table. Include no other rows or host pairs.
- Group butterflies and skippers together, and the other categories as moths. Retain the source’s exotic-category labels and sort display names by scientific insect name.
Survey communities: Ebinger et al. (2006), Tables 1–12, Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin. CC BY 4.0; adapted as dated presence lists, with the source’s non-native records excluded from the displayed native lists.
Growing guidance: Illinois Extension — Keeping deer out of the yard and garden. Selected facts in original wording. General deer advice is not a species resistance rating.
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