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Weed Identification

camphor pluchea

Family

Asteraceae

Scientific Name

Pluchea camphorata

Other Common Names:

camphorweed
marsh fleabane

Synonyms (former Scientific Names):

Pluchea petiolata
Pluchea viscida

Growth Habit

upright and nonwoody

Thorns or Spines

not present

Dominant Flower Color

white

Flower Symmetry

radial symmetery

Leaf Hairs

no hairs

Leaf Shape

Varies: 
lance
oval

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Margin

serrated

Leaf Structure

simple

Leaf Stalk

shorter than leaf

Stem Hairs

has hairs

Stem Cross Section

round or oval

Milky Sap

not present

Life Cycle

perennial

Ochrea

not present

Plant Type

Herb