spotted Joe-Pye weed vs Joe-Pye weed

spotted Joe-Pye weed and Joe-Pye weed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spotted Joe-Pye weed	Yes	No	No	No
Joe-Pye weed	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spotted Joe-Pye weed and Joe-Pye weed are synonyms defined as:

spotted Joe-Pye weed and Joe-Pye weed: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads

Other synonyms of spotted Joe-Pye weed include Eupatorium maculatum.

spotted Joe-Pye weed (noun)	Joe-Pye weed (noun)
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads	North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
	North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple