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Asteraceae

Father-and-child plant

Euchiton japonicus (Thunb.) Holub

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Euchiton

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Father-and-child plant: Leaves at the base of the plant form a persistent rosette. Lower leaf surfaces are covered in dense matted silvery hairs, while the upper surfaces are shiny gre
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
细叶鼠麴草, 細葉鼠麴草, 细叶鼠曲草, 父子草, 天青地白, 细叶湿鼠曲草, 细叶鼠麹草
English
Father-and-child plant
Japanese
チチコグサ, 父子草

Synonyms

  • Anaphalis lanata F.Muell.
  • Euchiton gymnocephalus (DC.) Holub
  • Euchiton gymnocephalus (DC.) Anderb.
  • Filago cephaloidea Link ex Steud.
  • Gnaphalium asteroides Balb.
  • Gnaphalium collinum Labill.
  • Gnaphalium collinum var. billardierei Hook.f.
  • Gnaphalium collinum var. billardieri Hook.f.
  • Gnaphalium collinum var. collinum
  • Gnaphalium collinum var. gunnii Hook.f.
  • Gnaphalium collinum var. lawrencei Hook.f.
  • Gnaphalium glomeratum hort. ex DC.
  • Gnaphalium gymnocephalum DC.
  • Gnaphalium japonicum Thunb.
  • Gnaphalium japonicum var. collinum (Labill.) Maiden & Betche
  • Gnaphalium japonicum var. japonicum
  • Gnaphalium japonicum var. radicans Maiden
  • Gnaphalium japonicum var. sciadophora F.Muell.
  • Gnaphalium oblancifolium Elmer
  • Gnaphalium simplex A.Rich. & Less.
  • Gnaphalium willdenowii Dietr. ex DC.

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.