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Asteraceae

Marsh cudweed

Gnaphalium uliginosum L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gnaphalium

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Marsh cudweed (Gnaphalium uliginosum)
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (14)
Belarusian
Аплавічнік, Сушніцабагнавая
Catalan
Gnaphale des mares
Chinese
湿鼠曲草, 细叶鼠曲草, 鼠曲草
Czech
Protěž bažinná
Dutch
Moerasdroogbloem
English
Marsh cudweed, Low cudweed
Finnish
Savijäkkärä, Liejujäkkärä, Peltosavijäkkärä
French
Gnaphale des mares, Gnaphale des marais
German
Sumpf-Ruhrkraut, Sumpfruhrkraut, Gnaphale des mares
Italian
Canapicchia palustre
Lithuanian
Gnaphale des mares
Romanian
Albumială
Russian
Сушеница болотная
Swedish
Gnaphale des mares

Synonyms

  • Dasyanthus uliginosus (L.) Bubani
  • Filaginella malzii Opiz
  • Filaginella uliginosa (L.) Opiz
  • Filaginella uliginosa subsp. uliginosa
  • Filago pilularis Link
  • Gnaphalium aquaticum Mill.
  • Gnaphalium castaneum Gilib.
  • Gnaphalium humifusum Paill. ex Nyman
  • Gnaphalium laevissimum Schur
  • Gnaphalium nudum Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.
  • Gnaphalium prostratum A.Huet ex Nyman
  • Gnaphalium ramosum Lam.
  • Gnaphalium tomentosum Hoffm.
  • Gnaphalium uliginosum f. condensatum Domin
  • Gnaphalium uliginosum f. uliginosum
  • Gnaphalium uliginosum subsp. nudum (Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.) Nyman
  • Gnaphalium uliginosum subsp. uliginosum
  • Gnaphalium uliginosum var. uliginosum
  • Gnaphalium uliginosum var. vaillantii Leredde
  • Gnaphalium wirtgenii Nyman
  • Gnaphalodes evacinum Sond.

Flowers

In flower
June to September (from 209 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

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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.