Asteraceae

Slender woollyheads

Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Psilocarphus

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Slender woollyheads

Synonyms

Micropus globiferus Bertero ex DC.
Psilocarphus berteri I.M.Johnst.
Psilocarphus globiferus (Bertero ex DC.) A.Gray
Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus
Psilocarphus tenuis Eastw.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 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.