Sweetscent

Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

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

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Sweetscent: Bucculatrix plucheae, Eublemma minima, Oidaematophorus lienigianus, Synchlora frondaria, Synchlora frondaria frondaria, Unadilla floridensis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • CAN:  Ontario
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I)

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.