Pseudognaphalium saxicola

Pseudognaphalium saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pseudognaphalium
Species: P. saxicola
Binomial name
Pseudognaphalium saxicola
(Fassett) H.E. Ballard & Feller
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Gnaphalium obtusifolium var. saxicola (Fassett) Cronquist
  • Gnaphalium saxicola Fasset
  • Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium var. saxicola (Fassett) Kartesz

Pseudognaphalium saxicola, common name Cliff cudweed or Rabbit-tobacco, is a rare plant species endemic to Wisconsin. It grows on ledges and in cracks in shaded limestone cliff-faces, usually those facing south or east.[1][4]

Pseudognaphalium saxicola is an annual, covered with a thick coat of dense, woolly hairs. It produces a cluster of 2-4 small flower heads at the tips of the branches.[1][5][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Flora of North America
  2. ↑ Tropicos
  3. ↑ The Plant List
  4. ↑ Nesom, G. L. 2004d. Pseudognaphalium canescens(Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) and putative relatives in western North America. Sida 21: 781–790.
  5. ↑ Ballard, Harvey Eugene, & Feller, Danielle Sky. Sida 21(2): 777. 2004.
  6. ↑ Fassett, Norman Carter. Rhodora 33(387): 75. 1931.
  7. ↑ Cronquist, Arthur John. Rhodora 48(570): 121. 1946.
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