Gnaphalium purpureum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gnaphalium purpureum L.

(not an active name)

Purple cudweed, Purple everlasting

2006 Steve Matson

2007 Neal Kramer

Gnaphalium purpureum is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

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PLANTS	Gamochaeta purpurea

Information about Gnaphalium purpureum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (GAPU3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/22/2024).