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Asteraceae

Macoun's cudweed

Pseudognaphalium macounii (Greene) Kartesz

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Pseudognaphalium

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Macoun's cudweed: Pseudognaphalium macounii along Meadow Creek, north side of the Pinos Altos Range, 32.9302 -108.1349, Grant County, New Mexico, 7 Sep 2013.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Macoun's cudweed, Winged cudweed, Macouns cudweed

Synonyms

  • Gnaphalium decurrens var. decurrens
  • Gnaphalium macounii Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial
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.