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Eutrochium purpureum (L.) E.E. Lamont

Sweet-scented Joe-Pye weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, trumpet weed

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyAsteraceaeThe aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
GenusEutrochium
SpeciespurpureumLatin for “purple”

About plant names...

Sweetscented Joe-Pye (or possibly Joe-Pie) weed is native to North America. They prefer moist soil.

Identification: Plants are 5-8′ (1.5-2.4 m) tall and 2-4′ (60-121 cm) wide. Stems are rigid, round, and purple. Leaves up to 12″ (30 cm) long and 3½″ (9 cm) wide occur in whorls of 4-5 around the stem. The leaves are finely toothed. Dense flower clusters are dull pink or mauve in color. They appear from July to August.

Online References:

The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium

Wikipedia (Eutrochium purpureum)

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

Eupatorium purpureum L.

 

Eutrochium purpureum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 29 Jul 2023.

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Eutrochium purpureum (sweet-scented Joe-Pye weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, trumpet weed)

7/30/2010 · Willard Brook State Forest, Blue Trail, Ashby & Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 27 cm) ID is uncertain

Eutrochium purpureum (sweet-scented Joe-Pye weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, trumpet weed)

7/30/2010 · Willard Brook State Forest, Blue Trail, Ashby & Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

Eutrochium purpureum (sweet-scented Joe-Pye weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, trumpet weed)

7/27/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 2 × 2½′ (58 × 87 cm)

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