Pseudognaphalium californicum

Pseudognaphalium californicum
Scientific classification
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

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

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  California rabbit tobacco
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  Also California cudweed
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  Alternate varietal
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  Macro view of bisexual outer flowers

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