*Gamochaeta pensylvanica (Willdenow) Cabrera. Pennsylvania Everlasting. Phen: Mar-Jul. Hab: Fields, roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas. Dist: 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, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Tn, Va, WH3, Nesom (1990), 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

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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