Asteraceae
Gray everlasting
Gamochaeta coarctata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Gamochaeta
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 里白合冠鼠曲, 里白合冠鼠曲草, 刘氏湿鼠麴草, 劉氏濕鼠麴草
- English
- Gray everlasting
- Japanese
- ウラジロチチコグサ
Synonyms
- Gamochaeta spicata (Lam.) Cabrera
- Gnaphalium liui S.S.Ying
- Gnaphalium purpureum var. spicatum Klatt
- Gnaphalium purpureum var. spicatum (Lam.) Baker
- Gnaphalium radians var. spicatum (Lam.) Klatt
- Gnaphalium spicatum Lam.
- Gnaphalium spicatum f. consanguinea Skottsb.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. chonoticum Hook.f.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. consanguineum Skottsb.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. hololeuca Phil.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. interruptum DC.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. sabulosum DC.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. spicatum
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: 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: diego4278, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Villena Rojas Marcelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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.