NameThatPlant.net: Eutrochium maculatum var. maculatum

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

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Spotted Joe-pye-weed may indeed have red-purple speckled stems, but not always distinctly so. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eutrochium maculatum var. maculatum FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-002:

Eupatorium maculatum FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Spotted Joe-pye-weed

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eutrochium maculatum var. maculatum FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-002:
Eupatorium maculatum FAMILY Asteraceae__

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Marl fens, wet calcareous meadows, cove forests, grassy balds, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 3-6

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene

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