Spotted Joe-Pye Weed - Eutrochium maculatum
Above: Spotted Joe-Pye Weed on shore of Vilas Park lagoon in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/10/20).
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed - Eutrochium maculatum
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed is a native plant . It grows from 2' to 7' in height.
The flower head is usually flat-topped (vs. the domed inflorescence of Joe-Pye Weed - Eutrochium purpureum) and has anywhere from 9-22 pink to purple disk flowers that create an inflorescence of about 7" wide.
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed blooms from June through August.
Above: Spotted Joe-Pye Weed stem and leaves along shore of Lake Wingra on Arboretum Drive in Madison, Wisconsin. (8/05/21).
Stems spotted or evenly purplish vs. the central stem of Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) that is light green. Leaves are sharply toothed and mostly in whorls of 4-5
For more information on the Spotted Joe-Pye Weed, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Spotted Joe-Pye Weed - Eutrochium maculatum.
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
Eutrochium maculatum
Above: Spotted Joe-Pye Weed along shore of Lake Wingra on Arboretum Drive in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/4/20).
Above: Spotted Joe-Pye Weed along shore of Lake Wingra on Arboretum Drive in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/6/20).
Above: Spotted Joe-Pye Weed in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. (8/18/19).
Above: Spotted Joe-Pye Weed specimen collected near Boulder Lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin (7/30/1979).
Above: 1913 Spotted Joe-Pye Weed drawing.
Above: Spotted Joe-Pye Weed clip art.
