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Pluchea obovata is a little-known daisy-family shrub or herb endemic to the Yemeni island of Socotra, found in rocky ground. It is not a commonly grown garden plant, so care notes below are general guidance for a dry, rocky-habitat species.
Pluchea obovata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Socotra. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pluchea obovata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
