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Pluchea carolinensis
(Asteraceae)
cattletongue, cure-for-all, curry plant, pluchea, shrubby fleabane, sourbush, stinking fleabane, sweet scent, wild tobacco

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Species description or overview

Pluchea carolinensis as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Pluchea carolinensis as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Pluchea carolinensis information from PIER
Information on Pluchea carolinensis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Pluchea carolinensis
Nomenclatural information about Pluchea carolinensis is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Pluchea carolinensis
Nomenclatural information about Pluchea carolinensis is provided by ITIS.

Pluchea Cass. (Asteraceae: Inuleae) in Taiwan (abstract)
The distribution of four species of the Pluchea is described (Bot. Bull., 1998).

IPNI nomenclature info for Pluchea carolinensis
Nomenclatural information about Pluchea carolinensis is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Pluchea carolinensis as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Pluchea carolinensis as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Pluchea carolinensis (Asteraceae): species information from GCW
Information on Pluchea carolinensis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Pluchea carolinensis as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Pluchea carolinensis as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Herbicidal weed control methods for pastures and natural areas of Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format  new posting 
This comprehensive review of herbicide application methods includes calculations for formulations, and appendices listing herbicides registered for use in Hawaii and their toxicities (University of Hawaii, 2002).

Images

Images of Pluchea carolinensis (Asteraceae) (sourbush)
Links to high-resolution free images of Pluchea carolinensis (Asteraceae) (sourbush) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Pluchea carolinensis images from PIER
Images of Pluchea carolinensis provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Herbarium specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Pluchea carolinensis from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Pluchea carolinensis from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.

Distribution

Pluchea carolinensis as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Pluchea carolinensis as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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