Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum |
Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum |
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weedy cudweed, red-tip rabbit-tobacco, jersey rabbit tobacco |
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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. |
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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. |
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Fruits | Achenes small, nerveless. |
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Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum |
Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum |
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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 | |
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