PLANTS Profile for Pluchea odorata var. odorata (sweetscent)

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PLANTS Profile

Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata
sweetscent

Symbol:

PLODO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Photo of Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata

Pluchea purpurascens

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata

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Synonyms:
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata

	COOD2	Conyza odorata L.
	PLPU2	Pluchea purpurascens (Sw.) DC.

Distribution:
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata


View Native Status

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, LA, MD, MS, NC, NM, NV, OK, SC, TX, UT, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 11 species in Pluchea, 2 varieties in Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.

Classification:
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Pluchea Cass. – camphorweed
Species	Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. – sweetscent
Variety	Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata – sweetscent

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
Pluchea odorata
shrubby camphor-weed		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata

Pluchea odorata:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,OBL

FACW

OBL

FAC*

Pluchea purpurascens:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529729.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 01:42 PM MDT