Gnaphalium
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Gnaphalium is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the daisy
family, Asteraceae
. It contains about 120 species, which are commonly called cudweeds. They are mostly found in temperate
regions, although some are found on tropical mountains or in the subtropical regions of the world.
Cudweeds are important foodplants for American Painted Lady
caterpillar
s.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the daisy
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis is a common European species of Daisy, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name "Daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy or occasionally English daisy. It is...
family, Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. It contains about 120 species, which are commonly called cudweeds. They are mostly found in temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
regions, although some are found on tropical mountains or in the subtropical regions of the world.
Cudweeds are important foodplants for American Painted Lady
American Painted Lady
The American Painted Lady or American Lady is a butterfly found throughout North America.Vanessa virginiensis lives in flowery habitats, usually in mountains. The larvae feed on various Asteraceae, especially the cudweeds of genus Gnaphalium...
caterpillar
Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture...
s.
Selected species
- Gnaphalium affineGnaphalium affineGnaphalium affine D. Don, also known as Jersey Cudweed, is a species of plants belonging to the genus Gnaphalium. The species grows extensively in East Asia including temperate regions of China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan as well as some high altitude tropical regions of India, Nepal, and Thailand...
D.DonDavid DonDavid Don was a Scottish botanist,David Don was born on December 21, 1799, at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland. He was the younger brother of George Don, also a botanist, their father being George Don of Forfar and his wife Caroline Clementina Stuart... - Gnaphalium chimborazenseGnaphalium chimborazenseGnaphalium chimborazense is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Hieron. - Gnaphalium decurrens – Cudweed
- Gnaphalium dysodesGnaphalium dysodesGnaphalium dysodes is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Spreng. - Gnaphalium ecuadorenseGnaphalium ecuadorenseGnaphalium ecuadorense is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Hieron. - Gnaphalium exilifolium – Slender Cudweed
- Gnaphalium hypoleucum
- Gnaphalium imbaburenseGnaphalium imbaburenseGnaphalium imbaburense is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador. The plant's natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-See also:*List of flowering plants...
Hieron. - Gnaphalium indicum
- Gnaphalium japonicum
- Gnaphalium keriense
- Gnaphalium norvegicumGnaphalium norvegicumGnaphalium norvegicum, is similar to Gnaphalium sylvaticum, Heath Cudweed. However it is 8 to 30 cm tall, the leaves are 3 veined, and all roughly equal in length. The leaves are also wooly/hairy on both sides....
L. – Highland Cudweed - Gnaphalium palustreGnaphalium palustreGnaphalium palustre is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name western marsh cudweed. It is native to much of western North America, where it is common in many habitats. This is an annual herb growing erect stems which may be short or up to about 30 centimeters...
Nutt.Thomas NuttallThomas Nuttall was an English botanist and zoologist, who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1841....
– Western Marsh Cudweed - Gnaphalium polycaulon – Manystem Cudweed
- Gnaphalium polycephalum – White Balsam
- Gnaphalium pyramidale Berg.
- Gnaphalium sandwicensium – Ena ena (Hawaii)
- Gnaphalium sepositumGnaphalium sepositumGnaphalium sepositum is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Benoist - Gnaphalium sodiroiGnaphalium sodiroiGnaphalium sodiroi is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Hieron. - Gnaphalium supinum – Dwarf Cudweed
- Gnaphalium sylvaticumGnaphalium sylvaticumGnaphalium sylvaticum, commonly known as wood cudweed and heath cudweed, is a weedy plant found in the North Temperate Zone. It was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.-Description:It is a perennial herb with short runners....
L. – Wood Cudweed - Gnaphalium uliginosumGnaphalium uliginosumGnaphalium uliginosum or Marsh Cudweed is an annual plant found on damp, disturbed ground and tracks. It can be found in the British Isles and Europe. It is very common on damp, arable grasslands, paths, and on acid soils.-Description:...
L. – Marsh Cudweed
Formerly placed here
- Helichrysum luteoalbumHelichrysum luteoalbumHelichrysum luteoalbum, commonly known as Jersey Cudweed or Weedy Cudweed, is a cosmopolitan weed.-Description:It grows as an erect herb up to 70 centimetres high, branching from the base...
(as G. luteoalbum) - Pseudognaphalium californicumPseudognaphalium californicumPseudognaphalium californicum is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by several common names, including ladies' tobacco, California rabbit tobacco, California cudweed, and California everlasting...
(as G. californicum)