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Asteraceae

Wright's cudweed

Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) Anderb.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Pseudognaphalium

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Wright's cudweed: Pseudognaphalium canescens in Gifford Canyon in Zion NP, Utah, USA
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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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

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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.