Kingdom Plantae Genus Pseudognaphalium Rank Species | Order Asterales Higher classification Pseudognaphalium | |
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Scientific name Pseudognaphalium californicum Similar Pseudognaphalium, Daisy family, Heterotheca grandiflora, Eriophyllum confertiflorum, Acmispon glaber | ||
Pseudognaphalium californicum (syn. Gnaphalium californicum) is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by several common names, including ladies' tobacco, California rabbit tobacco, California cudweed, and California everlasting.
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The plant is native to the west coast of North America from Washington to Baja California, where it is a member of the flora of many habitats, including chaparral.
Description
Pseudognaphalium californicum is an annual or biennial herb growing a branching stem reaching 20 to 80 centimeters in height. Stem branches bear linear to somewhat lance-shaped leaves 2 to 20 centimeters long. The green herbage is glandular and scented.
The inflorescence is a wide cluster of flower heads, each enveloped in an involucre of rows of bright white phyllaries.
Uses
Classification is disputed between the genera Pseudognaphalium and Gnaphalium.
