Joe-Pye Weed

Family	Composite (Compositae)
Bloom	Summer
Habitat	Bogs, marshes, streams, lakes, ditches
Status	Native
Cycle	Perennial
Height	2-10′
Flower	Flowers are found in large flat clusters of pink-purple flowers 5-10″ wide. Hundreds of individual flowers 1/4″ wide make up the flower head.
Leaf	Whorls of 4-5 long, narrow leaves pointed at both ends. Leaves are coarsely toothed.
Notes	Stems have purplish spots. This plant is named for Joe Pye, an American Indian medicine man.

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