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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Gamochaeta calviceps
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Narrowleaf Cudweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gamochaeta falcata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-40-004b:
Gnaphalium purpureum var. falcatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Gnaphalium calviceps
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Cudweed, Narrowleaf Purple Everlasting
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Inflorescence may look continuous-cylindric at stem tip in early-season plants, per Flora of North America.
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The spatulate proximal leaves contrast with the much narrower cauline ones, per Flora of North America.
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Phyllaries in 5-7 series, lacking purple color, per Flora of North America.
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Leaf faces concolor or weakly bicolor, subpannose (hairs closely appressed), per Flora of North America.
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Gamochaeta calviceps
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gamochaeta falcata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-40-004b:
Gnaphalium purpureum var. falcatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Gnaphalium calviceps
2129
Forb
Annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in disturbed areas, roadsides, fields, lawns, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal leaves usually absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Disc: Whitish/Pinkish
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Whitish/Pinkish
Achene
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