Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pluchea odorata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Saltmarsh Fleabane at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING Flora of North America
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
INCLUDING Flora of North America
Pluchea odorata var. succulenta
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Pluchea odorata var. succulenta
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-36-004:
Pluchea purpurascens FAMILY Asteraceae__
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pluchea camphorata
COMMON NAME:
Saltmarsh Fleabane, Shrubby Camphorweed
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Keith Bradley kab_pluchea_odorata_07629
April Miami-Dade County FL
Fresh plants with a strong, aromatic fragrance, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_pluchea_odorata_07642
April Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_pluchea_odorata_07650
April FL
Inflorescence more-or-less cymiform and flat-topped, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_pluchea_odorata_07699
April Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pluchea odorata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Pluchea odorata var. succulenta
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Pluchea odorata var. succulenta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-36-004:
Pluchea purpurascens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pluchea camphorata
3667
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Habitat: Salt and brackish marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disk: Pink
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p386
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p107