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Pluchea odorata var. odorata

Pluchea odorata var. odorata

65
Strong

Native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 76%

Height
About 4.9 feet
Light
4 or more hours of direct sun
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At a glance

Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
No set bloom season
Fruiting season
Summer to fall

Not yet recorded · Spread · Soil · Life cycle

Recorded in 4 Arkansas counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Pluchea

  • Adaina ambrosiaeAmbrosia Plume Moth, Ragweed Plume Moth
  • Dichomeris setosellaHairy Dichomeris
  • Eublemma minimaEverlasting Bud Moth, Everlasting Eublemma
  • Hellinsia balanotesBaccharis Borer Plume Moth, Groundsel Plume Moth
  • Schinia arcigeraArcigera Flower Moth
  • Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
26BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Pluchea

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
9Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Pluchea

  • Andrena asteris
  • Andrena hirticincta
  • Colletes americanus
  • Colletes compactus
  • Colletes simulans
  • Colletes speculiferus
  • Dieunomia heteropoda
  • Megachile xylocopoides
  • Perdita octomaculata
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
ASTERACEAE
Flower color
Purple
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Single crown
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “No set bloom season” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Flower color · “Purple” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth habit · “Single crown” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Height · “About 4.9 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Leaf retention · “Deciduous” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • primary_flower_color · “purple” · USDA PLANTS

Conservation status

Arkansas rankSNR
Global rankG5T5
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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