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Joe-pye Weed According to folklore, this plant was used by American colonists to treat a variety of ailments, including typhus! Eutrochium,Eutrochium purpureum,Geotagged,Joe-pye Weed,Summer,United States,gravel root Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Joe-pye Weed

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

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The Sweet Joe-Pye weed

"Eutrochium purpureum" kidney-root, sweetscented joe pye weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, gravel root, or trumpet weed is a herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family. It is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

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Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 28, 2018. Captured Aug 28, 2016 09:29 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/395s
  • ISO320
  • 252mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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