Asteraceae

Many stem cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gnaphalium

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Many stem cudweed (Gnaphalium polycaulon) — FlowerPhoto: Nina Kerr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 多茎鼠麴草, 多莖鼠麴舅, 多茎湿鼠曲草, 多茎鼠曲草, 细叶鼠曲草
English: Many stem cudweed
Vietnamese: Rau khúc nếp

Synonyms

Gnaphalium floccosum DC.
Gnaphalium gracillimum Perr. ex DC.
Gnaphalium multicaule Willd.Sp.Pl.
Gnaphalium multicaule Willd.
Gnaphalium niliacum Raddi ex Spreng.
Gnaphalium schomburgkii Sch.Bip.
Gnaphalium strictum Roxb.

Flowers

In flower: December to April (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nina Kerr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: yatesy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nina Kerr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.