Hollow Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium fistulosum)
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Other common names: Queen of the Meadow, Trumpetweed
Native
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 2 to 7 ft.
Blooms: July to
September
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.375 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Parts indistinct
Location: Allegheny Highlands Trail
Date: 8/10/2002
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Hollow Joe-Pye Weed may be
easily confused with:
- Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
Stem of hollow Joe-Pye weed is glaucous (has a white bloom) and is green or purple-tinged, but not spotted. Spotted Joe-Pye weed is somewhat brighter in color, and the top flower cluster is less domed.
- Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
Stem of hollow Joe-Pye weed is tinged with purple, while that is sweet is green with black or purple at the joints, with a white bloom. Hollow JPW has leaves usually in whorls of 6, with sweet JPW usually has whorls of 3 or 4.
- Upland Boneset
Upland boneset has leaves in pairs, while joe-pye weeds have whorls of four or more.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
