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Heterotheca subaxillaris
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heterotheca subaxillaris, known by the common name camphorweed,[3] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[4]
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Distribution and habitat
It is widespread across much of the United States (from California to Massachusetts) as well as Mexico and Belize.[5][6]
H. subaxillaris may be found in habitats such as upper beaches, longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, and pine-scrub oak sand ridges.[7]
Description
Heterotheca subaxillaris is a perennial, aromatic herb up to 203 centimeters (80 inches or 6 2/3 feet) in height, often with several erect stems. The stems are hairy to bristly. The inflorescence contains 3-180 flower heads in a flat-topped array. Each head contains 15–35; yellow ray florets surrounding 25–60 disc florets at the center.[8]
Chemistry
The leaf volatiles from which the name "camphorweed" is derived include camphor, but as a minor constituent (less than 2%); of 41 documented volatiles, for example, caryophyllene, pinene, borneol, myrcene, and limonene each comprised over 5% of the total.[9]
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