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Joe-pye Weed

Eutrochium sp.

Description:

Lavender/pink flowers on a tall stem (4-5' tall).

Habitat:

Spotted growing near a pond at Sharon Audubon

Notes:

According to folklore, this plant was used by colonists to treat a variety of ailments, including typhus.

1 Species ID Suggestions

dferris
dferris 7 years ago
Joe-pye Weed
Eutrochium sp. Eutrochium


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1 Comment

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 7 years ago

Thanks dferris for the ID!

Christine Y.
Spotted by
Christine Y.

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Aug 28, 2016
Submitted on Sep 6, 2016

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