Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Eutrochium fistulosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Hollow-stem Joe Pye Weed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_eufi_004_lvd
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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).
COMPARE
leaves of Joe Pye Weed species
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5284
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
It must be an especially tasty treat!
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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).
COMPARE
stems of Joe Pye Weed species
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JK Marlow jkm0407s_37
July Pickens County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm060717_027
July Greenville County SC
Roadside/creekside
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm060723_121
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves in whorls of 3-7 (avg 5), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm060723_126
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Stem strongly glaucous when fresh, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120705_620
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm190719_9941
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm190719_9942
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm190719_9945
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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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).
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Tim Spira tpsefistulosum2
July
Pollinator at work.
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Bobbie L Holt blh549_a
August Anderson County SC
Carolina Wild Native Plant Nursery
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm0408j_19
August Oconee County SC
A happy medley of many species: Joe-pye in the upper middle and right.
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JK Marlow jkm170818_645
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm170818_684
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm170818_686
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_e_fistulosum_2329
August Madison County VA
Shenandoah National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_e_fistulosum_2849
August Graham County NC
Nantahala National Forest
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Steve Marlow snm140907_080
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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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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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, marshes, fields, ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 4-7
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-pink
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p154
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p045
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p070
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p159
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p128
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p122
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p126
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p436
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p391
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p106
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p257
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p082
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p295
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p343
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p373
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p182
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p257
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