Asteraceae
Stinking strawflower
Helichrysum foetidum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helichrysum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Stinking strawflower
Synonyms
- Anaxeton foetidum (L.) Gaertn.
- Gnaphalium argenteum Mill.
- Gnaphalium buchingeri Sch.Bip.
- Gnaphalium foetidum L.
- Gnaphalium fruticans Schrank
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.