Camphor Pluchea

Pluchea camphorata

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

10CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Pluchea

Adaina ambrosiaeAmbrosia Plume Moth, Ragweed Plume Moth
Condica cupentiaSplotched Groundling
Dichomeris setosellaHairy Dichomeris
Eublemma minimaEverlasting Bud Moth, Everlasting Eublemma
Hellinsia balanotesBaccharis Borer Plume Moth, Groundsel Plume Moth
Lioptilodes albistriolatusMousy Plume Moth
Schinia arcigeraArcigera Flower Moth
Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
Xanthotype rufariaRufous Geometer
Adaina bipunctatus

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: Pink or purple

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

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Pink or purple” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 6 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Annual” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Partial shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Moist; Water; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Camphor Weed

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	G5
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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