Pseudognaphalium saxicola

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
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 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. 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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