Taxon: Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby

Summary

Genus:

Heterotheca

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Astereae

Nomen number:

316896

Place of publication:

Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 7:10. 1887

Verified:

06/16/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (10 active, 8 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby subsp. latifolia (Buckley) Semple (0 active accession[s])
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britton & Rusby subsp. subaxillaris (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Links

Forestry Images – from www.forestryimages.org

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. 1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Harms, V. L. 1965. Biosystematic studies in the Heterotheca subaxillaris complex. Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 68:244-257.
Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Wagenknecht, B. L. 1960. Revision of Heterotheca, section Heterotheca (Compositae). Rhodora 62:72.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	camphor daisy			1	Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. 1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
English	camphorweed			1	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Wagenknecht, B. L. 1960. Revision of Heterotheca, section Heterotheca (Compositae). Rhodora 62:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Wagenknecht, B. L. 1960. Revision of Heterotheca, section Heterotheca (Compositae). Rhodora 62:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Wagenknecht, B. L. 1960. Revision of Heterotheca, section Heterotheca (Compositae). Rhodora 62:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Wagenknecht, B. L. 1960. Revision of Heterotheca, section Heterotheca (Compositae). Rhodora 62:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Wagenknecht, B. L. 1960. Revision of Heterotheca, section Heterotheca (Compositae). Rhodora 62:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Wagenknecht, B. L. 1960. Revision of Heterotheca, section Heterotheca (Compositae). Rhodora 62:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania	s.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3339	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
6	Other					exact native range in United States obscure

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (e.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Louisiana]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]

Naturalized
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (s.e.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Delaware, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3339), Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Other (exact native range in United States obscure)

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Wagenknecht, B. L. 1960. Revision of Heterotheca, section Heterotheca (Compositae). Rhodora 62:72.

Economic Uses

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316896. Accessed 2 May 2026.