Pseudognaphalium gaudichaudianum

Pseudognaphalium gaudichaudianum, synonyms including Gnaphalium imbaburense and Gnaphalium sodiroi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is widely distributed in South America, from Colombia in the north to southern Argentina.^[1]

Pseudognaphalium gaudichaudianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Pseudognaphalium
Species:	P. gaudichaudianum
Binomial name
Pseudognaphalium gaudichaudianum (DC.) Anderb.
Synonyms[1]
Gnaphalium asperum Pers., nom. illeg. Gnaphalium cabrerae S.E.Freire Gnaphalium cheiranthifolium var. gaudichaudianum (DC.) Baker Gnaphalium fastigiatum Phil. Gnaphalium gaudichaudianum DC. Gnaphalium imbaburense Hieron. Gnaphalium jelskii Hieron. Gnaphalium mandonii Sch.Bip., nom. nud. Gnaphalium mendocinum Phil. Gnaphalium persoonii F.Dietr., nom. superfl. Gnaphalium peruvianum Spreng. Gnaphalium philippii Cabrera Gnaphalium sodiroi Hieron. Pseudognaphalium austrobrasilicum Deble & Marchiori Pseudognaphalium cabrerae (S.E.Freire) S.E.Freire, N.Bayón, C.M.Baeza, Giuliano & C.Monti Pseudognaphalium fastigiatum N.Bayón Pseudognaphalium mendocinum (Phil.) Deble & Marchiori

Conservation

Gnaphalium imbaburense was assessed as "data deficient" for the 2003 IUCN Red List.^[2] Gnaphalium sodiroi was assessed for the same list as "critically endangered".^[3] Both are said to be native only to Ecuador.^[2][3] As of April 2023^[update], G. imbaburense and G. sodiroi were regarded as two of many synonyms of Pseudognaphalium gaudichaudianum, which has a much wider distribution.^[1]