Gamochaeta calviceps

From Coastal Plain Plants Wiki
Revision as of 09:12, 14 June 2021 by Gprintiss (talk | contribs) (Ecology)
Jump to: navigation, search
Gamochaeta calviceps
Insert.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Gamochaeta
Species: G. calviceps
Binomial name
Gamochaeta calviceps
(Lam.) Cabrera
Gamo falc dist.jpg
Natural range of Gamochaeta calviceps from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Narrowleaf purple everlasting

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Gamochaeta falcata (Lamarck) Cabrera; Gnaphalium purpureum Linnaeus var. falcatum (Lamarck) Torrey & A. Gray; G. calviceps Fernald; G. falcatum Lamarck; G. purpureum Linnaeus.

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Distribution

This species' native range stretches east to Virginia, west to Texas, and south to Florida. It also occurs in South America. The plant has been introduced in California, Europe, and New Zealand.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been observed to grow in in wet pastures and small depressional wetlands.[2]

Phenology

It has been observed to flower and fruit in April.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Cecil R Slaughter, Dianne Hall, and Kim Ponzio. States and Counties: Florida: Brevard.