Pluchea odorata
| Pluchea odorata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Pluchea |
| Species: | P. odorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.[1] | |
Pluchea odorata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. Common names include Sweetscent, Salt Marsh Fleabane,[1] and Shrubby Camphorweed.
Distribution
The plant is native to the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It inhabits wetlands and other coastal habitats and moist inland areas, often in saline substrates.
It is an introduced species and a noxious weed in Hawaii.
Description
Pluchea odorata is an annual or perennial herb growing erect to a maximum height over one meter. It is glandular, coated in rough trichomes (hairs), and strongly aromatic. The toothed oval leaves are up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long and alternately arranged on the stiff stems.
The inflorescence is a large cluster of many flower heads. Each head is less than 1 cm (0.39 in) long and filled with bright pinkish-purple or magenta flowers.
The fruit is a tiny achene tipped with a bristly pappus.
- Uses
In some parts of the Caribbean it is the most widely consumed herbal tea.
Gallery
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Salt Marsh Fleabane
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Salt Marsh Fleabane
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-11-09. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
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