Pseudognaphalium canescens

Pseudognaphalium canescens

Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Pseudognaphalium canescens"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Pseudognaphalium"
species = "P. canescens"
binomial = "Pseudognaphalium canescens"
binomial_authority = (DC.) W.A.Weber
synonyms = "Gnaphalium canescens"

"Pseudognaphalium canescens" (syn. "Gnaphalium canescens") is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Wright's cudweed. It is native to western North America from western Canada to northern Mexico. It can be found in many habitats, from mountains to plateau to coastline. The many-branched stem is erect to a maximum height of around a meter. It is gray-green and woolly with many narrow leaves. Atop the stem branches are inflorescences of several pointed oval-shaped pale yellowish, cream, or white flower heads. Each woolly head is a few millimeters across and contains many tiny flowers.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1239,1242 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PSCA11 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067387 Flora of North America]
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* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Gnaphalium+canescens Photo gallery]


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