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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Gamochaeta
Species:	G. stagnalis
Binomial name
*Gamochaeta stagnalis* (I.M.Johnst.) Anderb. 1991
Synonyms
Synonymy Gnaphalium stagnale I.M. Johnst. 1923 Gamochaeta stagnale Anderb. Gamochaeta falcata (Lam.) Cabrera Gnaphalium falcatum Lam. Gnaphalium heteroides Klatt Gnaphalium purpureum var. falcatum (Lam.) Torr. & A.Gray Gnaphalium stachydifolium var. falcatum (Lam.) Klatt

Gamochaeta stagnalis, the Desert cudweed, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to Mexico, Guatemala, and the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, New Mexico).

Gamochaeta stagnalis is an annual herb up to 35 cm (14 in) tall, producing a slender taproot. Leaves are up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long. The plant forms many small flower heads in tightly packed clumps. Each head contains 3–4 purple disc flowers but no ray flowers.

Gamochaeta stagnalis is very similar to G. purpureum and some G. stagnalis specimens (especially from Arizona) have been misidentified as that species.

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