Gamochaeta stachydifolia

Gamochaeta stachydifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gamochaeta
Species:
G. stachydifolia
Binomial name
Gamochaeta stachydifolia
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Gnaphalium stachydifolium Lam. 1788
  • Gnaphalium stachidifolium Lam. 1788
  • Gnaphalium purpureum var. stachydifolium (Lam.) Baker
  • Gnaphalium radians var. stachidifolium Baker

Gamochaeta stachydifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to South America (Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay) and naturalized in parts of California.[3][4][5]

Gamochaeta stachydifolia is an annual herb up to 15 cm (5.9 in) tall. Leaves are up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long. The plant forms many small flower heads in elongated arrays. Each head contains 2–4 yellow disc flowers but no ray flowers.[6]