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Pseudognaphalium microcephalum

Pseudognaphalium californicum

California cudweed, California everlasting
Habit Plants annual, biennial, or perennial, 2–7 dm.
Stems

floccose-tomentose, stalked-glandular.
Leaves

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

surfaces villous-tomentose and stalked-glandular.
Involucres

5–7 mm.
Phyllaries

in 7–10 series, white;

surfaces glabrous.
Fruits

0.4–0.6 mm, brown;

pappi white.
Outer florets

100–140;

corolla tips yellow.
Inner florets

5–12.
2n

=28.

Pseudognaphalium microcephalum

Pseudognaphalium californicum
Distribution
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Discussion

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
Sibling taxa
P. californicum, P. luteoalbum, P. macounii, P. stramineum, P. thermale
P. luteoalbum, P. macounii, P. stramineum, P. thermale
Synonyms Gnaphalium californicum
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