Asteraceae
Camphor pluchea
Pluchea camphorata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pluchea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Camphor pluchea
Synonyms
- Conyza camphorata (L.) Pursh
- Conyza foetida Lam.
- Conyza marilandica Michx.
- Gynema balsamica Raf.
- Gynema dentata Raf. ex DC.
- Gynema viscida Raf.
- Pluchea camphorata var. camphorata
- Pluchea marilandica (Michx.) Cass.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

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Photo: Becky, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.