Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum (A. Gray) Anderb.

White cudweed, White rabbit tobacco

2021 Aaron Echols

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 Keir Morse

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2012 Richard Spellenberg

Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Gnaphalium leucocephalum

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (259 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Pseudognaphalium
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Gnaphalium leucocephalum

Information about Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PSLE4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/27/2023).