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.