Family: Asteraceae
spotted Joe-Pye-weed
[Eupatorium maculatum f. faxonii L., more...]
Joshua J. Nemec
Matthew L. Wagner
Etymology: Eupatorium: from Greek name Mithridates Eupator, King of Pontus about 115BC who is said to have discovered an antidote to a commonly used poison in one of the species
Plants: erect, perennial, 2'-7' tall forb; stems spotted or evenly purplish
Leaves: sharply toothed, mostly in whorls of 4-5
Flowers: head with 9-22 pink to purple disk flowers; inflorescence a 7", usually flat-topped, branched cluster; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: dry seed on fluffy pappus
Habitat: full sun; wet to moist; meadows, marshes, shores; in sandy, loamy, limy soil
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 2'-7' tall forb; stems spotted or evenly purplish
Leaves: sharply toothed, mostly in whorls of 4-5
Flowers: head with 9-22 pink to purple disk flowers; inflorescence a 7", usually flat-topped, branched cluster; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: dry seed on fluffy pappus
Habitat: full sun; wet to moist; meadows, marshes, shores; in sandy, loamy, limy soil
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 4, Wetland Indicator = OBL Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora: by T.S. Cochrane & H.H. Iltis: habitat, distribution infomation / flowering and fruiting times USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Wetland Plants: Photos, descriptions, information USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Matthew L. Wagner
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
Clifford Orsted
Robert W. Freckmann
Christopher Noll
Matthew L. Wagner
Keir Morse
Clifford Orsted
Asa Thoresen
