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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eutrochium fistulosum   FAMILY Asteraceae__   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eutrochium fistulosum   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Eutrochium fistulosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Eutrochium fistulosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Phylogeny & biogeography of Eupatorium (Schmidt & Schilling, 2000)

Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Eupatorium fistulosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)

Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-003:

Eupatorium fistulosum   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Eupatorium maculatum

 

COMMON NAME:
Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed


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image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_eufi_004_lvd

        

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm190414_7420

April    Oconee County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm0305t_03

May    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Leaves are blunt-toothed and in whorls of 4-7, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).


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image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm080503_007

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Stems hollow, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm200525_5284

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

It must be an especially tasty treat!

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm0407i_29

July    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Stem covered with a whitish bloom, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).


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image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm0407s_37

July    Pickens County    SC

Roadside

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JK Marlow    jkm060717_027

July    Greenville County    SC

Roadside/creekside

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm060717_039

July    Greenville County    SC

Roadside/creekside

A glaucous, hollow stem tinged with purple throughout, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm060723_121

July    Transylvania County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Leaves in whorls of 3-7 (avg 5), per Weakley's Flora.

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm060723_126

July    Transylvania County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Stem strongly glaucous when fresh, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm120705_620

July    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm190719_9941

July    Transylvania County    NC

Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm190719_9942

July    Transylvania County    NC

Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm190719_9945

July    Transylvania County    NC

Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm190719_9946

July    Transylvania County    NC

Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District

Flowers all discoid (no ray flowers), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

Tim Spira    tpsefistulosum2

July        

Pollinator at work.

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

Bobbie L Holt    blh549_a

August    Anderson County    SC

Carolina Wild Native Plant Nursery

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

Gill Newberry    gn08_e_fistulosum_leaves

August        

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Gill Newberry    gn08_e_fistulosum_plant

August        

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JK Marlow    jkm0108b_34

August    Oconee County    SC

Oconee Station/Station Cove

Flowers bright pink-purple, inflorescence rounded, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm0408j_19

August    Oconee County    SC

A happy medley of many species: Joe-pye in the upper middle and right.

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm170818_645

August    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm170818_684

August    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm170818_686

August    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

Keith Bradley    kab_e_fistulosum_2329

August    Madison County    VA

Shenandoah National Park

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

Keith Bradley    kab_e_fistulosum_2849

August    Graham County    NC

Nantahala National Forest

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

Steve Marlow    snm140907_080

September    Jackson County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Eutrochium fistulosum, Hollow-stem Joe-pye-weed

JK Marlow    jkm231013_6031

October    Spartanburg County    SC

Stems to 10' tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eutrochium fistulosum   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eutrochium fistulosum   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eutrochium fistulosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Eutrochium fistulosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Phylogeny & biogeography of Eupatorium (Schmidt & Schilling, 2000)
Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Eupatorium fistulosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-003:
Eupatorium fistulosum   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium maculatum

 

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549

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, marshes, fields, ditches, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 4-7

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-pink
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene

 

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