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Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby
camphorweed

       
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Photo of Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, MD, Salisbury. Usage Requirements.
 
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Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

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Synonyms:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

  CHSC6 Chrysopsis scabra (Pursh) Elliot
  HELA20 Heterotheca lamarckii Cass.
  HELA5 Heterotheca latifolia Buckley
  HELAA Heterotheca latifolia Buckley var. arkansana Wagenkn.
  HELAM Heterotheca latifolia Buckley var. macgregoris Wagenkn.
  HEPS Heterotheca psammophila Wagenkn.
  HESC11 Heterotheca scabra (Pursh) DC.
  HESUL Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby var. latifolia (Buckley) Gandhi & R.D. Thomas
  HESUP Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby var. petiolaris Benke
  HESUP3 Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby var. procumbens Wagenkn.
  HESUP2 Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby var. psammophila (Wagenkn.) Gandhi
 

Distribution:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 18 species in Heterotheca
 

Classification:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

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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 Heterotheca Cass. – false goldenaster
Species Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby – camphorweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Kentucky:
Heterotheca subaxillaris var. latifolia
broad-leaf golden-aster              Threatened
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

camphorweed
golden aster

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

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
UPL,FACU UPL FACU- UPL NI FACU UPL* UPL* UPL NO UPL NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller             Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37686.

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).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

Arizona: abstract & image of camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris)

 
 
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