Asteraceae
Pennsylvania everlasting
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Gamochaeta
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- برسية بنسلفانية
- Chinese
- 匙叶鼠麴草, 匙葉鼠麴草, 匙叶合冠鼠曲, 匙叶合冠鼠曲草, 细叶鼠曲草, 匙叶合冠鼠麹草, 匙叶鼠麹草
- English
- Pennsylvania everlasting
Synonyms
- Filago germanica subsp. spathulata (C.Presl) Arcang.
- Gamochaeta platensis (Cabrera) Cabrera
- Gnaphalium chinense Gand.
- Gnaphalium pensylvanicum Willd.
- Gnaphalium peregrinum Fernald
- Gnaphalium platense Cabrera
- Gnaphalium purpureum subsp. pensylvanicum (Willd.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Gnaphalium purpureum var. spathulatum (Lam.) H.E.Ahles
- Gnaphalium purpureum var. spathulatum (Lam.) Baker
- Gnaphalium spathulatum Lam.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: michaeldueittjr, 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: Tek Mighi, 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: forestchinlee, 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: Sarah Raff, 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: paddy_28, 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
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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.