Common Name:
eastern
Joe-pye weed
Scientific Name:
Eupatorium dubium
Family Name:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
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Aster or Sunflower Family
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, stout, tall, unbranched, purple spotted or tinged, solid or partially hollow, rough pubescence
Leaves
whorled 3-4 (5) per nodes, ovate narrow or broad, strongly 3-veined, margins toothed
Flowers
heads of purple disk (tubulate) florets, 6-9 florets per head; terminal cluster, round topped becoming cylindrical
