*Gamochaeta pensylvanica (Willdenow) Cabrera. Common name: Pennsylvania Everlasting. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas. Distribution: Probably native of South America. PA south to s. FL, west to TX, mostly on the Coastal Plain, and widespread in South America and elsewhere.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA19, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Tn, Va, WH3, Freire et al (2024), Nesom (1990a), Nesom (2004b), Nesom (2004c), Urtubey et al (2016); < Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera — Pa; > Gnaphalium peregrinum Fernald — F; < Gnaphalium purpureum L. — Bah, Tx, W; < Gnaphalium purpureum L. var. purpureum — C, G, SE1; >< Gnaphalium purpureum L. var. spathulatum (Lam.) Baker — RAB; >< Gnaphalium spathulatum Lam. — S; Gnaphalium pensylvanicum Willdenow. Basionym: Gnaphalium pensylvanicum Willd. 1809
Links to other floras: = Gamochaeta pensylvanica - FNA19
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: UPL
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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