Praxelis clematidea

Common Name: praxelis

Family: Asteraceae

Common Synonyms: none

USDA Hardiness Zone: NA

Growth Habit: Herb or suffrutescent

Origin: South America

FISC Category: 2

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: Earliest Florida herbarium specimen from 2006

IFAS Assessment:

• North: INVASIVE
• Central: INVASIVE
• South: INVASIVE

Description

A perennial aster that grows to 1.3 m tall. Leaves are opposite, hairy, coarsely toothed, and emit an odor similar to minty cat urine when crushed. Leaf blades are ovate with an acute tip, up to 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. The lower surface is gland-dotted. Flowers are small and bluish purple, clustered into discoid heads. with clusters of small bluish purple flowers.

Habitat

Prefers disturbed, dry habitats including orange groves, road shoulders and pine plantations.

Comments

NA

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: NA
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

No specific recommendations available.

References

Weed Risk Assessment for Praxelis clematidea: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/weeds/downloads/wra/Praxelis_clematidea.pdf