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Asteraceae

Camphor daisy

Rayjacksonia phyllocephala (DC.) R.L.Hartm. & M.A.Lane

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Rayjacksonia

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Camphor daisy: Camphor Daisy (Rayjacksonia phyllocephala). Species of plant.
Photo: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Camphor daisy

Synonyms

  • Eriocarpum megacephalum Nash
  • Eriocarpum phyllocephalum Greene
  • Haplopappus phyllocephalus DC.
  • Haplopappus phyllocephalus subsp. megacephalus (Nash) H.M.Hall
  • Haplopappus phyllocephalus subsp. phyllocephalus
  • Haplopappus phyllocephalus var. megacephalus (Nash) Waterf.
  • Haplopappus phyllocephalus var. phyllocephalus
  • Machaeranthera phyllocephala (DC.) Shinners
  • Machaeranthera phyllocephala var. megacephala (Nash) Shinners
  • Machaeranthera phyllocephala var. phyllocephala
  • Sideranthus megacephalus Small

Characteristics

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