Biology:Pseudognaphalium californicum

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Short description: Species of plant

Pseudognaphalium californicum
Gnaphalium californicum capitulescence 2004-04-07.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pseudognaphalium
Species:
P. californicum
Binomial name
Pseudognaphalium californicum
(DC.) Anderb.
Synonyms

Gnaphalium californicum (DC.)

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

California everlasting (34018683705).jpg

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.

Images

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7254814 entry