Asteraceae
Annual trampweed
Facelis retusa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Facelis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Annual trampweed
Synonyms
- Facelis apiculata Cass.
- Facelis retusa f. congesta Beauverd
- Facelis retusa f. gigantea Beauverd
- Facelis retusa f. laxa Beauverd
- Facelis retusa f. nana Beauverd
- Facelis retusa f. planifolia Beauverd
- Facelis retusa f. retusa
- Facelis retusa var. candelabrum Beauverd
- Facelis retusa var. chilensis (Fisch. & Meyer) Baker
- Facelis retusa var. retusa
- Facelis retusa var. typica Beauverd
- Gnaphalium retusum Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, October (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ingolf Askevold, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: MacKenzie Crow, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: katie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Valentín Alfano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.