Pseudognaphalium californicum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pseudognaphalium californicum |
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Pseudognaphalium
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P. californicum
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| Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb.
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Gnaphalium californicum (DC.) |
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Pseudognaphalium californicum is a type of flowering plant in the daisy family. It has a few fun common names, like ladies' tobacco, California rabbit tobacco, California cudweed, and California everlasting. You might hear it called by any of these names!
This plant grows naturally along the west coast of North America. You can find it from the state of Washington all the way down to Baja California in Mexico. It likes to live in many different places, including areas with chaparral plants.
What Does It Look Like?
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The California everlasting plant is an annual or biennial herb. This means it either lives for one year or two years. It grows a stem that branches out, reaching about 20 to 80 centimeters tall. That's like 8 to 31 inches!
Its leaves are long and narrow, shaped a bit like a spear. They can be anywhere from 2 to 20 centimeters long. The plant's green parts feel a bit sticky because they have glands. They also have a special smell, a bit like citrus fruit!
The plant's flowers grow in a wide cluster of flower heads. Each flower head is wrapped in layers of bright white leaf-like parts called phyllaries. These white parts make the flowers look very pretty.
How Scientists Classify It
Scientists sometimes have different ideas about how to group plants. For Pseudognaphalium californicum, there's a bit of a debate. Some scientists think it belongs to the group Pseudognaphalium, while others think it fits better in the group Gnaphalium. It's all part of how they learn more about plants!
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California rabbit tobacco
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Also California cudweed
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Alternate varietal
