Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Genus Gamochaeta | Order Asterales Tribe Gnaphalieae Rank Species | |
Similar Gamochaeta antillana, Gamochaeta coarctata, Gamochaeta, Gamochaeta pensylvanica, Pseudognaphalium | ||
Gamochaeta sphacelata, called Owl’s crown, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is widespread across South America, Central America, and Mexico with the distribution just barely crossing the Río Grande into western Texas.
Gamochaeta sphacelata is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long. The plant forms many small flower heads in elongated arrays. Each head contains 3-5 purple disc flowers but no ray flowers.
References
Gamochaeta sphacelata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA