Scientific Name: Pluchea foetida (L.) DC.

Caption: Stinking camphorweed (Pluchea foetida)

Photographer: Bob Peterson

Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pondapple/6279496434/

Locality: Delta, Florida, United States (26.857446, -80.235235)

Notes: Unfortunate name for such a pretty native aster. The genus was named for the French naturalist Noël-Antoine Pluche. This plant was just receiving the first rays of morning sunlight at Sweetbay Natural Area, Palm Beach County.

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