Pluchea baccharis

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Pluchea baccharis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pluchea
Species:
P. baccharis
Binomial name
Pluchea baccharis
(Miller) Pruski

Pluchea baccharis, commonly called rosy camphorweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the coastal plain of the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Bahamas. It is found in wet savannas, marshes, and flatwoods.[1]

It is a perennial that produces pink-purple flowers from June to July.

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