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Asteraceae

Stinkwort

Dittrichia graveolens (L.) Greuter

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Dittrichia

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Stinkwort (Dittrichia graveolens)
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (13)
Arabic
طباق نفاح
arz
طباق نفاح
Catalan
Olivardó
Corsican
Pecitella, Picitedda
Czech
Ditrichie smradlavá
Dutch
Kamferalant
English
Stinkwort, Stink aster
French
Inule fétide
German
Schmalblättriger Klebalant, Klebalant, Klebriger Alant
Hebrew
טיון חריף
Persian
عطر پائیزی
Polish
Omanowiec wonny
Welsh
Cedowydd drewllyd

Synonyms

  • Conyza minor Bubani
  • Cupularia graveolens Godr. & Gren.
  • Erigeron graveolens L.
  • Helenium graveolens (L.) Kuntze
  • Inula brahuica Boiss.
  • Inula graveolens (L.) Desf.
  • Inula quadridentata Lag.
  • Jacobaea graveolens (L.) Merino

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.