Another, E. purpureum, the sweet joe-pye weed, is somewhat similar.

Eutrochium purpureum kidney-root, sweetscented joe-pie weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, gravel root, or trumpet weed is a herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family.

There are a great many species, two of which are in the park planting: sweet joe-pye weed, Eupatorium purpureum, and thoroughwort (a k a white snakeroot), which was E. rugosum until recently and is now Ageratina altissima.

The Gravel Roots website has an extensive collection of photographs of old Selsey, including numerous early photographs of the railway.

Eutrochium purpureum kidney-root, sweetscented joe-pie weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, gravel root, or trumpet weed is a herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family.

To start dissolving the stones and ease their journey through the body use herbs like gravel root and hydrangea, combined with demulcents like marshmallow or corn silk; this prevents inflammation and bleeding.

Eutrochium purpureum kidney-root, sweetscented joe-pie weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, gravel root, or trumpet weed is a herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family.

Eutrochium purpureum is sometimes cultivated and has escaped from cultivation in parts of New Zealand.

Eupatorium purpureum (moved to Eutrochium purpureum)

Vegetation: Most of the spray zone adjacent to the Falls is covered with patches of various mosses, liverworts, and other low herbaceous vegetation, including Eutrochium purpureum, Angelica atropurpurea, and Aster spp.