Asteraceae

Indian camphorweed

Pluchea indica Less.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pluchea

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Common names

By language (13)

Chinese: 阔苞菊, 鯽魚膽, 大榆蘑, 格杂树, 栾樨, 闊苞菊
English: Indian camphorweed
gor: Balunta
Indonesian: Beluntas
Japanese: ヒイラギギク
Javanese: Luntas
mad: Bluntas
Malay: Beluntas, Beluntas paya
mnw: ခရူ၊ တၞံ
Persian: بنفش هندی
Sundanese: Baluntas
Thai: ขลู่
Vietnamese: Cúc tần

Synonyms

Baccharis indica L.
Conyza corymbosa Roxb.
Conyza foliolosa Wall. ex DC.
Conyza indica Blume ex DC.
Conyza indica var. indica
Conyza indica var. integerrima Miq.
Erigeron denticulatus Burm.f.
Pluchea indica subsp. indica

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.