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Stinking camphorweed

Pluchea foetida

Stinking camphorweed
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
U.S.A. to Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca), Hispaniola

About

Pluchea foetida, also known as stinking camphorweed and stinking fleabane, is a perennial member of the family Asteraceae found in the United States. There are multiple variations of P. foetida, including: Pluchea foetida var. foetida and Pluchea foetida var. imbricata.

Where it grows

Pluchea foetida's native range within the United States extends from New Jersey south to Florida and westward to Texas.

Other Pluchea plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pluchea foetida 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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