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Pseudognaphalium saxicola

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Genus
  
Pseudognaphalium

Similar
  
Pseudognaphalium canescens, Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, Pseudognaphalium, Gnaphalium

Pseudognaphalium saxicola, common name cliff cudweed or rabbit-tobacco, is a rare plant species endemic to Wisconsin. It grows on ledges and in cracks in shaded limestone cliff-faces, usually those facing south or east.

Pseudognaphalium saxicola is an annual, covered with a thick coat of dense, woolly hairs. It produces a cluster of 2-4 small flower heads at the tips of the branches.

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Pseudognaphalium saxicola Wikipedia