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Asteraceae
Gamochaeta

not marked as a favorite taxon *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.

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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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image #1 of Gamochaeta pensylvanica© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Gamochaeta pensylvanica© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Gamochaeta pensylvanica© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Gamochaeta pensylvanica© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Gamochaeta pensylvanica© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Gamochaeta pensylvanica© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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