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Revision as of 09:26, 8 October 2015

Pluchea odorata
FL 7847.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pluchea
Species: P. odorata
Binomial name
Pluchea odorata
(L.) Cass.
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Natural range of Pluchea odorata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: sweetscent, marsh fleabane

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Pluchea odorata is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Pluchea odorata at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Mellisodes communis

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum nymphalis

Megachilidae: Anthidium maculifrons, Coelioxys germana, C. sayi, Dianthidium floridiense

Sphecidae: Ammophila procera

Vespidae: Leptochilus republicanus, Zeta argellaceum

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.