Eutrochium maculatum (L.) E.E. Lamont

Spotted joe-pye weed, spotted trumpet-weed

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An American native named Joe-Pye is believed to have used this plant to cure fevers, becoming the namesake for this and several related species.

Identification: Spotted Joe-Pye weed is 24-72" (60-182 cm) in height. Individual flowers are very small, forming clusters 4-6" (10-15 cm) across, that are pink or lavender in color. They are found in soil that is moist through much of the season. Leaves smell like vanilla when crushed. This plant can be distinguished from several close relatives by its deep purple or purple-spotted stem.

Online References:

The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site (Eupatorium maculatum)

SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network

EFloras

References:

Newcomb, Lawrence, Morrison, Gordon (Illus.), Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, Little, Brown and Company, 1977, p. 436

8/4/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 16 × 20" (40 × 52 cm)

8/15/2021 · Bass Falls Preserve, Alna, Maine
≈ 7 × 4½" (16 × 11 cm)

8/3/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm)

8/2/2015 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby area, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 4½" (16 × 12 cm)

8/3/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

8/2/2015 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby area, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 4½" (15 × 12 cm)

8/13/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, Groton, Shirley, & Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 6" (13 × 14 cm)

8/15/2021 · Bass Falls Preserve, Alna, Maine
≈ 7 × 4½" (16 × 11 cm)

8/13/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, Groton, Shirley, & Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm)

Eutrochium maculatum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 31 Aug 2021.

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8/13/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, Groton, Shirley, & Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 13 × 10" (33 × 26 cm)

8/3/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 4½" (16 × 11 cm)

8/6/2013 · Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 4½" (12 × 12 cm)

8/14/2015 · Roost Trail, Grafton Notch State Park, Newry, Maine
≈ 6 × 5" (14 × 12 cm)

8/4/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 9 × 12" (22 × 29 cm)

8/6/2013 · Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 6" (13 × 16 cm)

7/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 12 × 13" (29 × 33 cm)

8/3/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm)

8/2/2015 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby area, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm)

8/4/2006 · Moss Glen Falls, Ver­mont

8/3/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 14 cm)

8/6/2013 · Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 5" (15 × 13 cm)

8/2/2015 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby area, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm)

Young plants. · 6/22/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 14 × 12" (36 × 29 cm)

8/15/2021 · Bass Falls Preserve, Alna, Maine
≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 9 cm)

8/13/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, Groton, Shirley, & Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

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