Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) Oliv. & Hiern.

Common Name : Indian camphorweed
Family : Asteraceae

HABIT

A STOUT HERB GROWING 0.33-2 M IN HEIGHT.

STEMS

GROOVED, ROUGH AND VERY HAIRY.

LEAVES

ELLIPTICAL, LARGE, 3-6 CM LONG AND 2-3 CM BROAD, AND HAVE LONG PETIOLES.

FLOWERS

YELLOW OR LIGHT PINKISH, MANY IN HEADS, 0.5-1 CM IN DIAMETER.

FRUITS

SLENDER ACHENE, 0.4 CM LONG, BEARDED WITH 0.75 CM LONG PAPPUS HAIRS.