Pluchea
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Pluchea is a genus of flowering plant
in the Asteraceae
family. Members of this genus might be known as camphorweeds, plucheas, or less uniquely "fleabane
s". Some (like P. carolinensis and P. odorata) are called sourbushes. There are at least 40 species in the genus. They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas. Most take the form of resinous, bushy shrubs. This genus was named for the French naturalist Noël-Antoine Pluche
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family. Members of this genus might be known as camphorweeds, plucheas, or less uniquely "fleabane
Fleabane
Fleabane is a common name for some flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Most are in the subfamily Asteroideae:* Conyza * Erigeron * Inula...
s". Some (like P. carolinensis and P. odorata) are called sourbushes. There are at least 40 species in the genus. They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas. Most take the form of resinous, bushy shrubs. This genus was named for the French naturalist Noël-Antoine Pluche
Noël-Antoine Pluche
Noël-Antoine Pluche ), known as the abbé Pluche, was a French priest. He is now known for his Spectacle de la nature, a most popular work of natural history....
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Selected species
- Pluchea arguta
- Pluchea baccharis (Mill.) Pruski – Rosy Camphorweed
- Pluchea camphorata (L.) DC. – Camphor Pluchea
- Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G.Don – Cure-for-all
- Pluchea foetida (L.) DC. – Stinking Camphorweed
- Pluchea glutinosaPluchea glutinosaPluchea glutinosa is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Yemen.-Source:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
Balf.f.Isaac Bayley BalfourSir Isaac Bayley Balfour FRS FRSE was a Scottish botanist. He was the son of John Hutton Balfour who was also a botanist.-Biography:...
(extinct) - Pluchea indica (L.) Less. – Indian Camphorweed, Indian Fleabane
- Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) Oliv. & Hiern
- Pluchea longifolia Nash – Longleaf Camphorweed
- Pluchea obovataPluchea obovataPluchea obovata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Yemen.Its natural habitat is rocky areas.-Source:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
Balf.f. - Pluchea odorataPluchea odorataPluchea odorata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae, that is native to the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Common names include Sweetscent, Salt Marsh Fleabane, and Shrubby Camphorweed. It inhabits wetlands and other...
(L.) Cass. – Sweetscent, Saltmarsh Fleabane - Pluchea pinnatidifida
- Pluchea sagittalis (Lam.) Cabrera – Wingstem Camphorweed
- Pluchea sericeaPluchea sericeaPluchea sericea, commonly called Arrowweed, is a rhizomatous evergreen shrub of riparian areas in the lower Sonoran Desert and surrounding areas...
(Nutt.) Coville – Arrowweed - Pluchea yucatanensis G.L. Nesom – Yucatan Camphorweed
Formerly placed here
- Baccharis decussata (Klatt) Hieron. (as P. decussata Klatt)
- Neurolaena lobata (L.) Cass. (as P. symphytifolia (Mill.) Gillis)