Asteraceae
Ladies' tobacco
Pseudognaphalium californicum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pseudognaphalium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 加州鼠曲草
- English
- Ladies' tobacco
Synonyms
- Gnaphalium californicum DC.
- Gnaphalium decurrens var. californicum (DC.) A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.