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Arizona Cudweed, Gnaphalium arizonicum

Arizona Cudweed, Gnaphalium arizonicum. Plant Photo Taken At Yarnell, Arizona. September 18, 2009.
Arizona Cudweed, Gnaphalium arizonicum. Leaf Photo Taken At Yarnell, Arizona. September 18, 2009.
Arizona Cudweed, Gnaphalium arizonicum. Flowers Photo Taken At Yarnell, Arizona. September 18, 2009.
Arizona Cudweed, Gnaphalium arizonicum. Flowers Photo Taken At Yarnell, Arizona. September 23, 2009.

Arizona Cudweed Gnaphalium arizonicum, Aster or Sunflower Family also known as the Composite Family: ( Compositae ), Arizona Cudweed: Also called: Pseudognaphalium Arizonicum, Arizona Rabbit-Tobacco. Gnaphalium arizonicum, or more commonly known as Arizona Cudweed, is a taprooted, annual forb/herb. Its stems are loosely and densely woolly-tomentose. Height: 7 To 20 inches tall. Flowers: The flower is borne singly or in terminal glomerules or corymbiform arrays. With Yellow Pistillate florets (25-) 30-49. Bisexual florets (1-) 3-6. Blooming Time: September – October. Leaves: Linear-oblanceolate to linear-lanceolate. 3/4 to 2 1/4 inch long. Margins weakly and narrowly revolute. Tomentose ( whitish hairs). Found: North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arizona and Texas. Wide ranging habitats in Mexico. Elevation: 5,000 to 7,500 Feet. Habitat: Open woodlands and chaparral. Agricultural land to oak and pine woodlands. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken At Yarnell, Arizona. September 18, 2009. Good xeriscape plant for higher elevations.