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Camphor daisy

Rayjacksonia phyllocephala

Other common name(s):

Family:

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Coastal Sand Plain, Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1
to
3
ft.

Spread

1
to
3
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Annual

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Saline

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Medium

Native Habitat

Grassland, Wetland or Riparian

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Yellow

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Pollen

Wildlife Benefit

Bees

Maintenance

Low maintenance. Prefers sandy sites, along waterways, canal banks, dunes, beaches, salt flats.

Comments

Blooms sporadically February-December. Camphor Daisy gets its name from its pungent smelling leaves that smell like Camphor. Its leaves are strongly toothed. Daisy-shaped yellow flowers. Fruits are small, white, containing 1 seed, have hair-like extensions (similar to dandelions). Plant can grow upright or sprawl along the sand. Native habitat: Common to well-drained coastal shell and sand beaches.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Eriocarpum megacephalum, Haplopappus phyllocephalus, Haplopappus phyllocephalus var. megacephalus, Machaeranthera phyllocephala, Machaeranthera phyllocephala var. megacephala, Sideranthus megacephalus

References

1) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RAPH2; 2) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=565453#null; 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=4176&locationType=County&mapType=Normal; 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?tid=97939, 5) https://warcapps.usgs.gov/PlantID/Species/Details/1494#:~:text=Camphor%20Daisy%20gets%20its%20name,is%20found%20on%20sand%20beaches., 6) https://txmarspecies.tamug.edu/vegdetails.cfm?scinameID=Rayjacksonia%20phyllocephala

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Native Plant Society of Texas
PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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