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weedy cudweed

California cudweed, California everlasting

Habit Plants annual, 1.5–4 dm. Plants annual, biennial, or perennial, 2–7 dm.
Stems

floccose-tomentose, not glandular.

floccose-tomentose, stalked-glandular.

Leaves

1.5–5 cm, broadly or narrowly linear to oblanceolate, bases clasping, not decurrent;

surfaces floccose-tomentose, not glandular.

1–10 cm, linear to narrowly lanceolate or oblanceolate, bases clasping stem or not, decurrent or not;

surfaces villous-tomentose and stalked-glandular.

Involucres

3–4 mm.

5–7 mm.

Phyllaries

in 3–4 series, green or brownish;

surfaces glabrous.

in 7–10 series, white;

surfaces glabrous.

Fruits

0.3–0.5 mm, brown;

pappi white.

0.4–0.6 mm, brown;

pappi white.

Outer florets

130–160;

corolla tips red.

100–140;

corolla tips yellow.

Inner florets

5–10.

5–12.

2n

=14, 16, 28.

=28.

Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum

Pseudognaphalium californicum

Distribution
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Discussion

Riverbanks, roadsides, disturbed areas. Flowering May–Aug. 0–300 m. CR, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, NV, WA; southeast to FL, south to Mexico; Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Pacific Islands. Exotic.

Marshes, meadows, cliffs, coastal bluffs, riverbanks, roadsides, clearcuts, disturbed areas. Flowering Jun–Sep. 0–400 m. Est, Sisk. CA; south to Mexico. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 327
Kenton Chambers
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 327
Kenton Chambers
Sibling taxa
P. californicum, P. macounii, P. stramineum, P. thermale
P. luteoalbum, P. macounii, P. stramineum, P. thermale
Synonyms Gnaphalium californicum
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