Pluchea baccharis (Mill.) Pruski is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pluchea baccharis (Mill.) Pruski

Pluchea baccharis (Mill.) Pruski

Rosy camphorweed (Pluchea baccharis) is a perennial pink-purple flowering plant in the Asteraceae family native to the Americas and Bahamas.

Family
Genus
Pluchea
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Pluchea baccharis (Mill.) Pruski

Pluchea baccharis, commonly known as rosy camphorweed, is a flowering plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is native to the coastal plain of the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Bahamas. This species grows in wet savannas, marshes, and flatwoods. It is a perennial plant that blooms with pink-purple flowers between June and July.

Photo: (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Pluchea

More from Asteraceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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