Camphorweed

Also known as Camphor Daisy, Golden Aster

Camphorweed is a robust annual or biennial wildflower that colonizes sandy soils, coastal dunes, and disturbed roadsides across central and southern North America. Crushed leaves release an unmistakable, pungent aroma reminiscent of camphor or turpentine, an adaptation that deters many mammalian herbivores. Flowering abundantly from late summer until the first hard frost, its golden-yellow daisy heads serve as vital late-season nectar stations for migrating butterflies and solitary bees.