Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.

Locations ofPluchea odorata (L.) Cass. in Virginia

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Family
Asteraceae
Botanical Name
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.
Common Name
Salt Marsh Fleabane
Synonym(s)
Pluchea purpurascens (Sw.) DC.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.
Comments
Plants with larger heads (involucre 5.5-7 mm high, disk 5-9 mm wide) but a shorter stature (seldom more than 6 dm) commonly occur northward and have been distinguished as var. succulenta (Fern.) Cronq.
Habitat
Tidal oligohaline to mesohaline (rarely freshwater) marshes, tidal swamps, high-energy tidal shores, maritime swamps, brackish interdune swales and ponds; rarely in impoundments inland. Locally common in the estuarine and maritime zones of the Coastal Plain; rare inland in the Coastal Plain and outer Piedmont.
Native Status
Native

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