Pluchea is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus might be known as camphorweeds, plucheas, or less uniquely fleabanes. Some, such as P. carolinensis and P. odorata, are called sourbushes. There are plants of many forms, from annual and perennial herbs to shrubs and trees, and there is variation in the morphology of leaves, flowers, and fruits.
The genus was named for the French naturalist Abbé Noël-Antoine Pluche.
Species
- Pluchea arabica <small>(Boiss.) Qaiser & Lack</small> - Yemen, Oman
- Pluchea arguta <small>Boiss.</small> - India, Iran
- Pluchea baccharis <small>(Mill.) Pruski</small> – rosy camphorweed - southeastern United States, Bahamas, Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Central America
- Pluchea baccharoides (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. - Australia
- Pluchea bequaertii <small>Robyns</small> -central Africa
- Pluchea biformis <small>DC.</small>
- Pluchea bojeri <small>(DC.) Humbert</small> - Madagascar
- Pluchea camphorata <small>(L.) DC.</small> – camphor pluchea - eastern + central United States, Mexico
- Pluchea carolinensis <small>(Jacq.) G.Don</small> – cure-for-all - Latin America, West Indies, Florida
- Pluchea chingoyo <small>(Kunth) DC.</small> - Peru, Chile
- Pluchea dentex <small>R.Br. ex Benth.</small> - Australia
- Pluchea dioscoridis <small>(L.) DC.</small> - Egypt, Middle East
- Pluchea dodonaeifolia <small>(Hook. & Arn.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec.</small> - Bolivia
- Pluchea domingensis <small>Klatt</small> - Hispaniola
- Pluchea dunlopii <small>Hunger</small> - Australia
- Pluchea eupatorioides <small>Kurz</small> - China, Indochina
- Pluchea ferdinandi-muelleri <small>Domin</small> - Australia
- Pluchea fiebrigii <small>H.Rob. & Cuatrec.</small> - Bolivia
- Pluchea foetida <small>(L.) DC.</small> – stinking camphorweed - southeastern United States, Yucatán Peninsula
- â Pluchea glutinosa <small>Balf.f.</small> (extinct)
- Pluchea grevei <small>(Baill.) Humbert</small> - Madagascar
- Pluchea heterophylla <small>Vatke</small> - tropical Africa
- Pluchea hirsuta <small>(L.) Less.</small> - India
- Pluchea indica <small>(L.) Less.</small> – Indian camphorweed, Indian fleabane - India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia
- Pluchea kelleri <small>(Thell.) Thulin</small> - Somalia
- Pluchea lanceolata <small>(DC.) Oliv. & Hiern</small> - India, Afghanistan, parts of western Africa
- Pluchea lanuginosa <small>C.B.Clarke</small> - India
- Pluchea laxiflora <small>Hook. & Arn. ex Baker</small>
- Pluchea linearifolia <small>C.B.Clarke</small> - eastern India
- Pluchea littoralis <small>Thulin</small>
- Pluchea lucens <small>Thulin</small>
- Pluchea lycioides <small>(Hiern) Merxm.</small> - South Africa
- Pluchea mexicana <small>(R.K.Godfrey) G.L.Nesom</small> - San Luis PotosÃÂ
- Pluchea microcephala <small>R.K.Godfrey</small> - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina
- Pluchea nogalensis <small>Chiov.</small> - Somalia
- Pluchea oblongifolia <small>DC.</small> - Brazil
- Pluchea odorata <small>(L.) Cass.</small> – sweetscent, saltmarsh fleabane - from Ontario to Bolivia
- Pluchea ovalis <small>(Pers.) DC.</small> - Arabian Peninsula, Morocco
- Pluchea parvifolia <small>(A.Gray) R.K.Godfrey</small> - Baja California
- Pluchea polygonata <small>(DC.) Gagnep.</small> - India, Indochina
- Pluchea pteropoda <small>Hemsl. ex Hemsl</small> - China, Indochina
- Pluchea rosea <small>R.K.Godfrey</small> - Mexico, Honduras, south-central + southeastern United States
- Pluchea rubelliflora <small>(F.Muell.) B.L.Rob.</small> - Australia
- Pluchea rufescens <small>(DC.) A.J.Scott</small> - Mauritius
- Pluchea sagittalis <small>Less.</small> – wingstem camphorweed - South America, West Indies
- Pluchea salicifolia <small>(Mill.) S.F.Blake</small> - Mexico, Guatemala
- Pluchea sarcophylla <small>Chiov.</small> - Somalia
- Pluchea scabrida <small>DC.</small> - Philippines
- Pluchea sericea <small>(Nutt.) Coville</small> – arrowweed - southwestern United States, northwestern Mexico
- Pluchea somaliensis <small>(Thell.) Thulin</small> - Somalia
- Pluchea sordida <small>(Vatke) Oliv. & Hiern</small> - tropical Africa
- Pluchea succulenta <small>Mesfin</small> - Somalia
- Pluchea tertanthera <small>F.Muell.</small> - Australia
- Pluchea tomentosa <small>DC.</small> - India
- Pluchea wallichiana <small>DC.</small> - India
- Pluchea yucatanensis <small>G.L.Nesom</small> – Yucatán camphorweed - Yucatán Peninsula incl Belize
Formerly included
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