Eutrochium steelei

Eutrochium steelei, also known as Appalachian Joe-Pye weed^[3] or Steele's eupatorium,^[4] is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States, in the States of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia.^[5]

Eutrochium steelei
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Eutrochium
Species:	E. steelei
Binomial name
Eutrochium steelei (E.E.Lamont) E.E.Lamont 2004
Synonyms[1][2]
Eupatoriadelphus steelei (E.E.Lamont) G.J.Schmidt & E.E.Schill. Eupatorium steelei E.E. Lamont 1990

Eutrochium steelei is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 200 cm (78.5 in; 6.5 ft) tall. Stems are greenish-purple, not hollow. One plant can produce many small pink or purple flower heads, each head with 5-10 disc flowers but no ray flowers.^[6]

See also

• Edward Strieby Steele