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Asteraceae
Gamochaeta

not marked as a favorite taxon Gamochaeta argyrinea Nesom. Common name: Silvery Cudweed. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, fields, lawns. Distribution: Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, s. Missouri, se. Kansas, south to Panhandle Florida and e. Texas.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl7, FNA19, K4, NSProv, POWO, Tn, Va, WH3, Freire et al (2024), Nesom (2004b), Nesom (2004c), Urtubey et al (2016); = n/a — Tat; < Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera — K1, Arriagada (1998), Nesom (1990a); < Gnaphalium purpureum L. — F, S, W; < Gnaphalium purpureum L. var. purpureum — C, G, RAB, SE1. Basionym: Gamochaeta argyrinea Nesom 2004

Links to other floras: = Gamochaeta argyrinea - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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