Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Pluchea carolinensis

Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G. Don

Cough Bush, Cure For All, Sourbush, Wild Tobacco

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Conyza carolinensis, Conyza cortesii, Pluchea cortesii, Pluchea odorata, Pluchea symphytifolia, Pluchea ×fosbergii

USDA Symbol: PLCA10

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Size Notes: Up to about 13 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Violet
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: FL

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW			FACW			FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Pluchea carolinensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pluchea carolinensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pluchea carolinensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-05-17
Research By: CBR

Go back