Pseudognaphalium canescens
(Wright’s Cudweed)
Pseudognaphalium canescens, Pinnacles Trail, Big Bend National Park 1682
Pseudognaphalium canescens, Pinnacles Trail, Big Bend National Park 1679
Pseudognaphalium canescens, Pinnacles Trail, Big Bend National Park 1683
| Scientific Name | Pseudognaphalium canescens | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PSCA11 |
| Common Name | Wright's Cudweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 508108 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, lava beds, grasslands and woodlands, from 3,500-8,500 ft. Plant: Erect annual or perennial up to 20 inches tall; much-branched white-woolly stems. Leaves: Alternate, sessile, not decurrent, oblanceolate (lower) to broadly linear (upper), 3/4 to 4 inches long, white-woolly surfaces. Inflorescence: Open panicles of multiple clusters on branching stem tips, each with several small 1/4-long bud-like flowers; no petals; many overlapping, pearly white phyllaries; many small, yellow to brown disk florets. Bloom Period: May to November. Reference: SEINet and Burke Herbarium. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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