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Eupatorium purpureum
sweet-scented joe pye weed
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Eupatorium purpureum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		sweet-scented joe pye weed
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Eutrochium, Species Eupatorium purpureum


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NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Gettysburg National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	8/6/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/2/2025 5:27:21 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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