Camphorweed

Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Camphorweed: 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.