- Source: Pseudognaphalium californicum
Pseudognaphalium californicum (syn. Gnaphalium californicum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by several common names, including ladies' tobacco, California rabbit tobacco, California cudweed, and California everlasting.
The plant is native to the west coast of North America from Washington to Baja California, where it is a member of the flora of many habitats, including chaparral.
Description
Pseudognaphalium californicum is an annual or biennial herb growing a branching stem reaching 20 to 80 centimeters in height. Stem branches bear linear to somewhat lance-shaped leaves 2 to 20 centimeters long. The green herbage is glandular and scented. The leaves produce a distinctive citrus aroma.
The inflorescence is a wide cluster of flower heads, each enveloped in an involucre of rows of bright white phyllaries.
Classification
Classification is disputed between the genera Pseudognaphalium and Gnaphalium.
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External links
Jepson Manual Treatment: Pseudognaphalium californicum
USDA Plants Profile: Pseudognaphalium californicum
Flora of North America
"Pseudognaphalium californicum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Pseudognaphalium californicum — U.C. Photo gallery
Media related to Pseudognaphalium californicum at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pseudognaphalium californicum
- Pseudognaphalium
- Coast Miwok
- Lake Murray (California)
- Coronado Islands
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
- Native American ethnobotany
- List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name
