Gamochaeta pensylvanica




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