September 27, 2011
White Snakeroot, Eupatorium rugosum
The Woodland Restoration Project abounds with mounds of white fall flowers including the Snakeroots shown here, also enlarged, White Wood Asters (Eurybia divaricata), and Large-leaved Asters (Eurybia macrophylla). All are native species that are believed to have grown in this area of Massachusetts before the colonists arrived and began introducing non-native species.