Pluchea
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.
; SpeciesPluchea arabica Qaiser & Lack - Yemen, OmanPluchea arguta Boiss. - India, IranPluchea baccharis Pruski - rosy camphorweed - southeastern United States, Bahamas, Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Central AmericaPluchea baccharoides F.Muell. ex Benth. - AustraliaPluchea bequaertii Robyns -central AfricaPluchea biformis DC.Pluchea bojeri Humbert - MadagascarPluchea camphorata DC. - camphor pluchea - eastern + central United States, MexicoPluchea carolinensis G.Don - cure-for-all - Latin America, West Indies, FloridaPluchea chingoyo DC. - Peru, ChilePluchea dentex R.Br. ex Benth. - AustraliaPluchea dioscoridis DC. - Egypt, Middle EastPluchea dodonaeifolia H.Rob. & Cuatrec. - BoliviaPluchea domingensis Klatt - HispaniolaPluchea dunlopii Hunger - AustraliaPluchea eupatorioides Kurz - China, IndochinaPluchea ferdinandi-muelleri Domin - AustraliaPluchea fiebrigii H.Rob. & Cuatrec. - BoliviaPluchea foetida DC. - stinking camphorweed - southeastern United States, Yucatán Peninsula
- †Pluchea glutinosa Balf.f. Pluchea grevei Humbert - MadagascarPluchea heterophylla Vatke - tropical AfricaPluchea hirsuta Less. - IndiaPluchea indica Less. - Indian camphorweed, Indian fleabane - India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, AustraliaPluchea kelleri Thulin - SomaliaPluchea lanceolata Oliv. & Hiern - India, Afghanistan, parts of western AfricaPluchea lanuginosa C.B.Clarke - IndiaPluchea laxiflora Hook. & Arn. ex BakerPluchea linearifolia C.B.Clarke - eastern IndiaPluchea littoralis ThulinPluchea lucens ThulinPluchea lycioides Merxm. - South AfricaPluchea mexicana G.L.Nesom - San Luis PotosíPluchea microcephala R.K.Godfrey - Bolivia, Peru, ArgentinaPluchea nogalensis Chiov. - SomaliaPluchea oblongifolia DC. - BrazilPluchea odorata Cass. - sweetscent, saltmarsh fleabane - from Ontario to BoliviaPluchea ovalis DC. - Arabian Peninsula, MoroccoPluchea parvifolia R.K.Godfrey - Baja California Pluchea polygonata Gagnep. - India, IndochinaPluchea pteropoda Hemsl. ex Hemsl - China, IndochinaPluchea rosea R.K.Godfrey - Mexico, Honduras, south-central + southeastern United StatesPluchea rubelliflora B.L.Rob. - AustraliaPluchea rufescens A.J.Scott - MauritiusPluchea sagittalis Less. - wingstem camphorweed - South America, West IndiesPluchea salicifolia S.F.Blake - Mexico, GuatemalaPluchea sarcophylla Chiov. - SomaliaPluchea scabrida DC. - PhilippinesPluchea sericea Coville - arrowweed - southwestern United States, northwestern MexicoPluchea somaliensis Thulin - SomaliaPluchea sordida Oliv. & Hiern - tropical AfricaPluchea succulenta Mesfin - SomaliaPluchea tertanthera F.Muell. - AustraliaPluchea tomentosa DC. - IndiaPluchea wallichiana DC. - IndiaPluchea yucatanensis G.L.Nesom - Yucatán camphorweed - Yucatán Peninsula incl Belize