Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby
Camphorweed, Camphor Weed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: HESU3USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Hererotheca subaxillaris var. latifolia
Camphor-Weed
Asteraceae
Location: 1 km E of intersection of Hwy 16 & RR 3550, near Poteet.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dry red clay and sand. Full sun. Prosopis dominate in the area.
Description: Erect annual,a .5 m tall, branching above. Lower leaves petiolate w/increasing petiolar lamination upward. Upper leaves sessile. All leaves hirsute, glandular, serrate, alternate, lanceolate. Plant strongly aromatic of camphor. Disk & ray flowers yellow, terminal.
County: Atascosa
Collector: Louise Morrell
Collection Date: Jul 30, 1993
Specimen number: 16
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0482
Accession Date: Jul 30, 1993
Accession Number: 37
Annotations: SXXRA