Asteraceae

Short woollyheads

Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Psilocarphus

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Short woollyheads: Psilocarphus brevissimus — at the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge , in Montana. — Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Short woollyheads, Dwarf woollyheads, Woolly heads, Woolly marbles

Synonyms

Psilocarphus chilensis Remy
Psilocarphus globifer Nutt.
Psilocarphus globiferus Nutt.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, 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.