Gnaphalium uliginosum Linnaeus. Common name: Low Cudweed. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Open areas; in VA in high elevation openings, especially in ruts or mud-puddles, rocky places. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to VA, WV, OH, IN, MN, CO, UT, and OR; also Eurasia; sometimes considered introduced in North America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA19, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, POWO, S, SE1, Tat, Va, WV, Anderberg (1991). Basionym: Gnaphalium uliginosum L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Gnaphalium uliginosum - FNA19
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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