| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Gamochaeta coarctata (Willdenow) Kerguélen |
| Synonyms | Gamochaeta americana (Miller) Weddell; Gnaphalium americanum Miller; Gamochaeta guatemalensis (Gandoger) Cabrera; Gnaphalium purpureum (L.) Cabrera var. americanum (Miller) Klatt; Gamochaeta purpurea sensu J. Holub, non (L.) Cabrera; Gamochaeta spicata Cabrera; Gnaphalium coarctatum Willdenow; Gnaphalium purpureum L. var. spicatum Klatt; Gnaphalium spicatum Lamarck |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) urajiro-chichi-ko-gusa [white backside father and children weed] |
| (English common name) American everlasting, gray everlasting | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) [native] Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay | |
| Chromosomal number | n=14, 2n=28, 40 |
| Description | Plants electing 20-70cm. Flowers involucres 3-3.5mm, flowering in April to August. Annual or winter annual plants. |
| Reference | Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) Kerguélen |
| Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) Kerguélen | |
| Gnaphalium spicatum Lam | |
| Polymers containing antimicrobial agents and methods for making and using same (US Patent 5906825/1999) | |
| Note | Naturalized plants (first discovered in 1970 or 1980). |
| May 2007 at roadside |
May 2007 at roadside |
May 2007 at roadside |
| May 2007 at roadside |
May 2007 at roadside |
May 2007 at roadside |