Sweetscent
Pluchea odorata
Anthony Valois and the National Park Service
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Genus:
- Pluchea
- Species:
- Pluchea odorata
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual | Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb , Subshrub
- Height:
- 6-8 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul, aug, sep, oct
- Bloom Colors:
- Pink, Purple
Native Range
United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Navassa Island, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, Utah, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Canada: Ontario
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Bucculatrix plucheae, Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae), Dichomeris aenigmatica, Eublemma minima, Oidaematophorus lienigianus, southern emerald (Synchlora frondaria), Unadilla floridensis
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, moist, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- commonly found in wetlands and marshy areas