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Asteraceae

Spotted joe pye weed

Eutrochium maculatum (L.) E.E.Lamont

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Eutrochium

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Spotted joe pye weed: Joe-pye Weed ( Eutrochium maculatum ) in Portage , MI .
Photo: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Chinese
斑点泽兰, 斑茎泽兰
Czech
Sadec skvrnitý
English
Spotted joe pye weed, Spotted joe-pyeweed
Persian
علف تببر لکهدار
Polish
Sadziec plamisty
Russian
Eupatoriadelphus maculatus, Eupatoriadelphus maculatus var. maculatus, Посконник пятнистый

Synonyms

  • Eupatorium maculatum f. maculatum
  • Eupatorium maculatum subsp. maculatum
  • Eupatorium trifoliatum var. maculatum Farw.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.