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Arboretum in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Eupatorium purpureum

Joe-Pye Weed

 
 
<i>Eupatorium purpureum</i> Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2020
1. Eupatorium purpureum Marker
Inscription. The Menomini used a decoction, or extract, of the root to treat the genitourinary tract. The Potowatomi made a poultice of fresh leaves to treat burns, and the Ojibwe bathed babies in a solution of the root to strengthen them.
 
Erected by U.S. Department of Agriculture.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyHorticulture & ForestryIndigenous Peoples and CommunitiesScience & Medicine.
 
Location. 38° 54.687′ N, 76° 58.215′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Arboretum. It can be reached from Meadow Road Northeast 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western
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Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Baptistia tinctoria (here, next to this marker); Osmunda cinnamomea (here, next to this marker); Caulophyllum thalictroides (here, next to this marker); Apocynum cannabinum (here, next to this marker); Genista tinctoria (here, next to this marker); Lindera benzoin (here, next to this marker); Tanacetum vulgare (here, next to this marker); Corylus americana (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.
 
Additional keywords. Eupatorium purpureum
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on January 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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