Asteraceae
Petite licorice
Plecostachys serpyllifolia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Plecostachys
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 密头火绒草, 小叶蜡菊
- English
- Petite licorice
Synonyms
- Gnaphalium globuliferum E.Mey. ex DC.
- Gnaphalium helianthemifolium Burm.f.
- Gnaphalium orbiculare Thunb.
- Gnaphalium serpyllifolium P.J.Bergius
- Gnaphalium serpyllifolium var. serpyllifolium
- Helichrysum orbiculare (Thunb.) Druce
- Helichrysum serpyllifolium Pers.
- Helichrysum serpyllifolium Less.
- Helichrysum serpyllifolium var. orbiculare (Thunb.) DC.
- Helichrysum serpyllifolium var. serpyllifolium
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, 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.