Common Name:
sweet
Joe-pye weed
Common Name Synonym:
purple-node Joe-pye weed
Scientific Name:
Eupatorium purpureum
Family Name:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
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Aster or Sunflower Family
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, simple, smooth, hairless, solid, green with purple at the nodes, not spotted
Leaves
whorled, 3 to 4 (5) per node, oval to oblong oval, tapering at base, sharply toothed, pointed, sparsely pubescent above, pubescent below
Flowers
heads of pale pink to lilac purple disk (tubulate) florets; clusters terminal and axillary above, branched, domed-shaped
