Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Gamochaeta pensylvanica (Willdenow) Cabrera |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium pensylvanicum Willdenow; Gnaphalium peregrinum Fernald; Gnaphalium purpureum L. var. spathulatum Baker; Gnaphalium spathulatum Lamarck |
Common name | (Japanese common name) chichi-ko-gusa modoki [false father and children weed] |
(English common name) Pennsylvania cudweed, Pennsylvania everlasting | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) [native] USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Plants 20-60cm. Leaves 2-8cm length, 5-12mm width. Flowers involucres 4-5.5mm, flowering in April to November. Annual or winter annual plants. |
Reference | Gamochaeta pensylvanica (Willd.) Cabrera |
Gamochaeta pensylvanica (Willdenow) Cabrera | |
Gamochaeta pensylvanica (Willd.) Cabrera | |
Gamochaeta pensylvanica (Willd.) Cabrera | |
Note | Naturalized plants (introduced in early 20th). |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |