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Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum

weedy cudweed, red-tip rabbit-tobacco, jersey rabbit tobacco
Habit Woolly annual, simple or moderately branched, up to 4 dm. tall.
Leaves

Lowermost leaves oblanceolate, up to 4.5 cm. long and 1 cm. wide, the others progressively reduced upward.
Flowers

Heads in several tight clusters, in a close inflorescence;

involucre 3.5-5 mm. high, woolly only at the base, its bracts translucent, light brown;

corollas all tubular, whitish, the outer slender and pistillate, the few inner coarser and perfect;

pappus of capillary bristles united at base.
Fruits

Achenes small, nerveless.

Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Flowering time June-October
Habitat Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed areas at low elevations.
Distribution
Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east across the southern U.S. to Florida, also in New York.
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Origin Introduced from Eurasia
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. californicum, P. macounii, P. stramineum, P. thermale
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Unless otherwise noted, all data comes from the University of Washington's Burke Herbarium.



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