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Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G.Don

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Pluchea

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Cure for all: Pluchea carolinensis (habit). Location: Maui, Kanaha Beach
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
美洲闊苞菊, 美洲阔苞菊
English
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Synonyms

  • Conyza carolinensis Jacq.
  • Conyza cortesii Kunth

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.