Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eutrochium fistulosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eutrochium fistulosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Phylogeny & biogeography of Eupatorium (Schmidt & Schilling, 2000)
Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Eupatorium fistulosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-003:
Eupatorium fistulosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium maculatum
COMMON NAME:
Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_eufi_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm190414_7420
April Oconee County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0305t_03
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Leaves are blunt-toothed and in whorls of 4-7, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
COMPARE
leaves of Joe Pye Weed species
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5284
May Greenville County SC
It must be an especially tasty treat!
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JK Marlow jkm0407i_29
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Stem covered with a whitish bloom, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
COMPARE
stems of Joe Pye Weed species
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JK Marlow jkm0407s_37
July Pickens County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm060717_027
July Greenville County SC
Roadside/creekside
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JK Marlow jkm060717_039
July Greenville County SC
Roadside/creekside
A glaucous, hollow stem tinged with purple throughout, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm060723_121
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves in whorls of 3-7 (avg 5), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm060723_126
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Stem strongly glaucous when fresh, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120705_620
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm190719_9941
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm190719_9942
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm190719_9945
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm190719_9946
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Flowers all discoid (no ray flowers), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Tim Spira tpsefistulosum2
July
Pollinator at work
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Bobbie L Holt blh549_a
August Anderson County SC
Carolina Wild Native Plant Nursery
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Gill Newberry gn08_e_fistulosum_leaves
August
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Gill Newberry gn08_e_fistulosum_plant
August
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JK Marlow jkm0108b_34
August Oconee County SC
Oconee Station/Station Cove
Flowers bright pink-purple, inflorescence rounded, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0408j_19
August Oconee County SC
A happy medley of many species: Joe-pye in the upper middle and right.
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JK Marlow jkm170818_645
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm170818_684
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm170818_686
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_e_fistulosum_2329
August Madison County VA
Shenandoah National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_e_fistulosum_2849
August Graham County NC
Nantahala National Forest
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Steve Marlow snm140907_080
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eutrochium fistulosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eutrochium fistulosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Phylogeny & biogeography of Eupatorium (Schmidt & Schilling, 2000)
Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Eupatorium fistulosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-003:
Eupatorium fistulosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium maculatum
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Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Habitat: Moist forests, marshes, fields, ditches, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 4-7
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-pink
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p154
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p045
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p070
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p159
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p128
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p122
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p436
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p137
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p391
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p106
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p192
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p257
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p295
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p343
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p373
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p182
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p257