arrow-weed vs Marsh fleabane

Pluchea sericea compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-weed	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Asternartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Pluchea	Pluchea
Species	Pluchea sericea	Pluchea carolinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-weed and Marsh fleabane share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pluchea.

Conservation Status

arrow-weed

LC — Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-weed	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-weed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

arrow-weed

The Arrow-weed, Pluchea sericea, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.