Index / Search / Eutrochium purpureum
§1 Plant
Eutrochium purpureum (L.) E.E. Lamont
vernacular sweetscented joe pye weed — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Eutrochium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 898 counties across 32 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 898 counties across 32 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Cross 05037
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Greene 05055
- Independence 05063
- Lawrence 05075
- Logan 05083
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 90 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Decatur 18031
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tipton 18159
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Franklin 20059
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Miami 20121
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Shawnee 20177
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Knott 21119
- Larue 21123
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- Martin 21159
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Trimble 21223
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Becker 27005
- Blue Earth 27013
- Chisago 27025
- Clearwater 27029
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Houston 27055
- Itasca 27061
- Mower 27099
- Nicollet 27103
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- St. Louis 27137
- Stevens 27149
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
Mississippi view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 89 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Dallas 29059
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Greene 36039
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Orange 36071
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Darke 39037
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Cocke 47029
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Fentress 47049
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Houston 47083
- Jefferson 47089
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Dickenson 51051
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Marion 54049
- Marshall 54051
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pleasants 54073
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Roane 54087
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Brown 55009
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Milwaukee 55079
- Outagamie 55087
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/EUPU21 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3138192 ↗Record version
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