Pseudognaphalium californicum
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|genus = Pseudognaphalium
|species = californicum
|synonyms = Gnaphalium californicum (DC.)
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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.
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
File:California everlasting (34018683705).jpg
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
File:Gnaphalium californicum.jpg|alt=California rabbit tobacco|California rabbit tobacco
File:Gnaphalium californicum capitulescence 2004-04-07.jpg|alt=Also California cudweed|Also California cudweed
File:Asteraceae Pseudognaph alium californicum California everlasting.jpg|alt=Alternate varietal|Alternate varietal
File:Gnaphalium californicum capitula 2003-05-19.jpg|alt=Macro view of bisexual outer flowers|Macro view of bisexual outer flowers
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1239,1241 Jepson Manual Treatment: Pseudognaphalium californicum]
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PSCA13 USDA Plants Profile: Pseudognaphalium californicum]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067386 Flora of North America]
- {{ITIS |id=507649 |taxon=Pseudognaphalium californicum}}
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Gnaphalium+californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum — U.C. Photo gallery]
- {{Commons category-inline|Pseudognaphalium californicum}}
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Category:Flora of Baja California
Category:Flora of the Cascade Range
Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Category:Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
Category:Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Category:Plants described in 1838
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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