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Pseudognaphalium macounii (Macoun's cudweed)
Loughmiller, Campbell and Lynn

Pseudognaphalium macounii

Pseudognaphalium macounii (Greene) Kartesz

Macoun's Cudweed

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Gnaphalium decurrens, Gnaphalium macounii, Pseudognaphalium viscosum

USDA Symbol: PSMA11

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , CT , ID , IL , IN , MA , ME , MI , MN , MT , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Pseudognaphalium macounii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pseudognaphalium macounii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pseudognaphalium macounii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-06
Research By: TWC Staff

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