Asteraceae

Rough eyelashweed

Blepharipappus scaber Hook.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Blepharipappus

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Rough eyelashweed (Blepharipappus scaber) — FlowerPhoto: Carolyn Koehn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Rough eyelashweed

Synonyms

Blepharipappus laevis A.Gray
Blepharipappus scaber subsp. laevis (A.Gray) D.D.Keck
Blepharipappus scaber subsp. scaber
Blepharipappus scaber var. laevis A.Gray
Blepharipappus scaber var. scaber
Blepharipappus scaber var. subcalvus A.Gray
Ptilonella laevis Greene
Ptilonella scabra Nutt.
Ptilonella scabra var. scabra
Ptilonella scabra var. subcalva (A.Gray) Greene

Flowers

In flower: May to June, September (from 145 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Carolyn Koehn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Ben, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.