Asteraceae
Simple-stem everlasting
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Gamochaeta
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Simple-stem everlasting
Synonyms
- Gnaphalium purpureum var. simplicicaule (Willd.) Klatt
- Gnaphalium simplicicaule Willd. ex Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos

Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, 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.