Psilocarphus tenellus var. globiferus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt. var. globiferus (Bertero ex DC.) Morefield

(not an active name)

Round woolly marbles, Slender woollyheads

Psilocarphus tenellus var. globiferus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in South America.

also called Psilocarphus chilensis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~199 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Psilocarphus tenellus
Genus:	Psilocarphus
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: dunes, vernal-pools, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Psilocarphus chilensis
PLANTS	Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenuis
JEF	Psilocarphus chilensis

Information about Psilocarphus tenellus var. globiferus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PSTEG) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/08/2025).