Camphorweed

Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual
Mature Height
6.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Chlosyne lacinia, Epiblema scudderiana, Heliothis virescens, Schinia lynx, Schinia nubila, Schinia saturata

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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