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Asteraceae > Pluchea (Marsh Fleabane, Camphorweed) | |
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Camphorweed (Pluchea camphorata) Hyde Co., NC 16 Sep 2006 Common in fresh water marshes, ditches, etc. in eastern half of North Carolina. |
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Camphorweed (Pluchea camphorata) Hyde Co., NC 16 Sep 2006 Pluchea flowers are attractive to several species of butterflies. |
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Camphorweed (Pluchea camphorata) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 20 Sep 2020 |
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Camphorweed (Pluchea camphorata) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 20 Sep 2020 |
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Camphorweed (Pluchea camphorata) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 20 Sep 2020 |
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Camphorweed (Pluchea camphorata) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 20 Sep 2020 |
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Saltmarsh Fleabane (Pluchea odorata) Upper tidal marsh in York Co., VA 27 Aug 2013 Fairly common in salt and brackish marshes along the immediate Carolina coast. Note several skippers including Broad-winged and Aaron's nectaring on this cluster of plants. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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