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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pluchea odorata var. 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.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19 (2006)
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
INCLUDED WITHIN 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:
Southern 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 (4/14/23):
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Pluchea odorata var. odorata
INCLUDED WITHIN
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)
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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
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p379
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p386
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p107
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