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Appalachian Joe-Pye weed

Eutrochium steelei

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 3, February 4, March 4, April 6, May 6, June 4, July 11, August 6, September 5, October 3, November 3, December 3.
United States143
North Carolina44
Tennessee42
Virginia27
Kentucky22
West Virginia4
Georgia2
Maryland2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusJoe-Pye weeds · Eutrochium

Sources

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