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Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
spoonleaf purple everlasting

       
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Photo of Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

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Synonyms:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

  GNPU2 Gnaphalium purpureum L.
 

Distribution:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 8 species in Gamochaeta
 

Classification:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Gamochaeta Weddell – everlasting
Species Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera – spoonleaf purple everlasting
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Gnaphalium purpureum
purple cudweed              Special Concern
Maine:
purple cudweed              Possibly Extirpated
Massachusetts:
purple cudweed              Endangered
New York:
Gnaphalium purpureum
purple everlasting              Endangered
Rhode Island:
Gnaphalium purpureum
purple cudweed              Historical
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

Gnaphalium purpureum
catfoot
chafe weed
everlasting
purple cudweed
rabbit tobacco
spoonleaf purple everlasting

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU UPL UPL FACU NO UPL FACU* FACU* NO NI FACU* NO NI* UPL
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Low   Minor          
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37421.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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