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Rosy Camphorweed

Pluchea baccharis

Rosy Camphorweed
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. U.S.A. to Honduras, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica
Climate
subtropical

About

Pluchea baccharis, commonly called rosy camphorweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the coastal plain of the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Bahamas. It is found in wet savannas, marshes, and flatwoods.

It is a perennial that produces pink-purple flowers from June to July.

Other Pluchea plants

Camphor pluchea · Cure for all · Pluchea dentex · Stinking camphorweed · Pluchea glutinosa · Indian camphorweed · Pluchea · Pluchea obovata · Sweetscent · Arrowweed · Camphorweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pluchea baccharis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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