Asteraceae
American everlasting
Gamochaeta americana
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Gamochaeta
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- American everlasting
Synonyms
- Gamochaeta americana subvar. interrupta Wedd.
- Gamochaeta americana var. alpina Wedd.
- Gamochaeta americana var. vulgaris Wedd.
- Gamochaeta guatemalensis (Gand.) Cabrera
- Gamochaeta irazuensis G.L.Nesom
- Gnaphalium americanum Mill.
- Gnaphalium americanum var. alpina Wedd.
- Gnaphalium americanum var. americanum
- Gnaphalium consanguineum Gaudich.
- Gnaphalium guatemalense Gand.
- Gnaphalium purpureum var. americanum (Mill.) Klatt
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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.