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Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum  (A. Gray) Anderb.
White cudweed,   White rabbit tobacco
Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
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Observation Search
~302 records in California
yellowone 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 + PLANTSGnaphalium leucocephalum
Information about  Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (PSLE4)

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[biokic3.rc.asu.edu] Similarity to Other Species: Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum is similar to P. viscosum, which has shiny, hyaline, ovate-lanceolate phyllaries, 200-250 pistillate florets, (13-)16-29 bisexual florets, and papillate-roughened cypselae. Some plants of P. leucocephalum also appear to approach P. biolettii in general appearance, and it is possible that some of them may represent hybrids. Plants of P. biolettii differ from P. leucocephalum in their typically eglandular stems, broader, basally ampliate, clasping, more widely spaced, and less densely glandular leaves, and thinner, shiny phyllaries. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).