FRAGRANT CUDWEED
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Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L. ) Hilliard & Burtt
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| [=Gnaphalium obtusifolium L.] |
| Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| Annual or winter annual |
| Height: 1-3 feet |
| Family: Asteraceae - Sunflower Family |
| Flowering Period: August, September,October |
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| Also Called: | | Fragrant everlasting, old-field balsam. | | Stems: | | Erect, 1 to few, branched above, white-woolly. | | Leaves: | | Alternate, simple, sessile, narrowly lanceolate, 1 to 4 inches long, less than 1/2 inch wide, green and mostly glabrous above, white-woolly below; margins often wavy; tips pointed. | | Inflorescences: | | Clusters of 1-5 heads, terminal; heads small; bracts many, overlapping, papery, whitish or rusty brown; tips pointed, blunt, or rounded. | | Flowers: | | Ray florets absent; disk florets in several series, corollas threadlike, dull white. | | Fruits: | | Achenes, oval, glabrous, pale brown, tipped with distinct, tawny, hair-like bristles, enclosing small seed. | | Habitat: | | Dry, open prairies, pastures, old fields, roadsides, open woods, and waste areas, in sandy or rocky soils. | | Distribution: | | East 2/3 of Kansas. | | Uses: | | Native Americans used fragrant cudweed to treat colds, coughs, muscle cramps, sore throats, and fevers. | | Comments: | | The plant has a maple-like fragrance when dried. |
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