Pseudognaphalium californicum

Pseudognaphalium californicum (syn. Gnaphalium californicum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by several common names, including ladies' tobacco, California rabbit tobacco, California cudweed, and California everlasting.

Pseudognaphalium californicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Pseudognaphalium
Species:	P. californicum
Binomial name
Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb.
Synonyms
Gnaphalium californicum (DC.)

The plant is native to the west coast of North America from Washington to Baja California, where it is a member of the flora of many habitats, including chaparral.

Description

Pseudognaphalium californicum is an annual or biennial herb growing a branching stem reaching 20 to 80 centimeters in height. Stem branches bear linear to somewhat lance-shaped leaves 2 to 20 centimeters long. The green herbage is glandular and scented. The leaves produce a distinctive citrus aroma.

The inflorescence is a wide cluster of flower heads, each enveloped in an involucre of rows of bright white phyllaries.

Classification

Classification is disputed between the genera Pseudognaphalium and Gnaphalium.

Images

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  California rabbit tobacco
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  Also California cudweed
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  Alternate varietal
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  Macro view of bisexual outer flowers

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment: Pseudognaphalium californicum
• USDA Plants Profile: Pseudognaphalium californicum
• Flora of North America
• "Pseudognaphalium californicum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Pseudognaphalium californicum — U.C. Photo gallery
• Media related to Pseudognaphalium californicum at Wikimedia Commons