Asteraceae
Wright's cudweed
Pseudognaphalium canescens
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pseudognaphalium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wright's cudweed
Synonyms
- Gnaphalium albatum Osterh.
- Gnaphalium canescens DC.
- Gnaphalium canescens subsp. canescens
- Gnaphalium microcephalum A.Gray
- Gnaphalium texanum I.M.Johnst.
- Gnaphalium viridulum I.M.Johnst.
- Gnaphalium wrightii A.Gray
- Pseudognaphalium canescens subsp. canescens
- Pseudognaphalium canescens subsp. canescens
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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, 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.