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Asteraceae

Featherweed

Gamochaeta ustulata (Nutt.) Holub

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gamochaeta

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Featherweed: Featherweed (Gamochaeta ustulata). Species of plant.
Photo: Gabe Schp, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Featherweed

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.