Pluchea camphorata

salt-marsh camphor-weed, camphor pluchea, camphor weed, camphor-weed
Family

Asteraceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate, sessile

Leaf Margin

entire, dentate, repand, serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

oblong, elliptic

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

pink, purple, red, white

Flower Month

July - October

Height (meters)

0.3 - 2.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

annual, perennial

Growing Season

Warm season


Wetland Class

FACW

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

3

Field Characters

Identification tip: Members of the genus Pluchea have strong smells when crushed. Pluchea camphorata can be distinguished from other pink flowered species of Pluchea by the presence of leaf petioles. Leaves petiolate or sessile but not clasping. Inflorescence panicle-like.

Natural History

Found frequently in moist places throughout Louisiana and eastern, southeastern and north-central Texas. Ranges throughout the Southeastern United States.

Habitat

Pastures, bogs, ditches, woodlands, moist places.