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Eutrochium purpureum, commonly known as purple Joe-Pye weed [4] or sweetscented joe pye weed, [5] is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central North America , from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida , Louisiana , and Oklahoma .
Here's what you need to know about some of the more common plants to stay away from, like poison hemlock, poison ivy and poison oak. ... Food. Games. Health. Home & Garden. Medicare. News.
A 1917 article on edible weeds stated that pokeweed shoots were popular in Pennsylvania, "tied in small bundles, boiled the same way as asparagus, and served with cream sauce or melted butter." [39] The roots are poisonous, as are mature leaves and stems. [11] Some festivals still celebrate the plant's use in its historical food preparations.
Andropogon virginicus is referred to as whiskey grass in places where this weed is unwanted. This species often invades open woodlands, grasslands, and forests areas. [10] Where it is invasive, A. virginicus is known to invade plant communities that are extremely deficient
Alliums' playful pom-poms comprise tiny purple flowers. This plant prefers full sun, but it can accommodate partial shade in warmer temperatures. USDA Hardiness Zones : 3 to 10
Flower color varies from one plant to the next: white, yellow, pink, red or purple. [10] Varieties [1] [10] Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum - from Maine to Guatemala; Cirsium horridulum var. megacanthum (Nutt.) D.J.Keil - from the Florida Panhandle to Texas and Oklahoma; Cirsium horridulum var. vittatum (Small) R.W.Long - from North Carolina ...
[citation needed] Other insects and pollinators feed off the flower's nectar. This species is sometimes cultivated in gardens designed to attract butterflies, but is less common than the light purple swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) or the orange butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa). The nectar of the plant attracts many other species of ...
The leaf is compound with several silvery-green leaflets. The inflorescence produces several flowers, each borne in a tubular purple or pinkish calyx of sepals covered thinly in silver hairs. The pealike flower corolla is reddish or bluish purple with a lighter patch at the base of the banner. The fruit is a cylindrical legume pod.