Asteraceae FAMILY

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium is a usually erect, annual plant growing from a taproot; the stem can be 10 - 100cm long[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern and central N. America - Minnesota, through Ontario to Nova Scotia, south to Texas and Florida

HabitatPine woods and clearings[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ] in dry open habitats[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. Open sites, often disturbed, roadsides, fields, pastures, open woods, in various soils, most abundantly in sand; at elevations from 5 - 200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].