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Camphor pluchea
Pluchea camphorata
In the United States:
Native
· also called camphorweed, marsh-fleabane, plowman's-wort
Produces clusters of small pinkish-purple discoid flower heads in late summer and fall in moist to wet habitats. Visited by long-tongued bees and other pollinators for nectar; not a major contributor to honey flows. Annual or short-lived perennial adapted to wetland edges and disturbed moist soils.
| Nectar | low |
|---|---|
| Pollen | low |
| Bloom (US) | August–October |
| Type | Perennial |
| Sun | full |
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