Gnaphalium uliginosum (Low Cudweed)
Also known as: | Marsh Cudweed |
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Genus: | Gnaphalium |
Family: | Asteraceae (Aster) |
Life cycle: | annual |
Origin: | Europe |
Status: |
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Habitat: | part shade, sun; moist disturbed soil, along shores, wet meadows |
Bloom season: | June - September |
Plant height: | 2 to 10 inches |
Wetland Indicator Status: | GP: FAC MW: FAC NCNE: FAC |
MN county distribution (click map to enlarge): | ![]() |
National distribution (click map to enlarge): | ![]() |
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Detailed Information
Flower:
Small, tight clusters in the leaf axils and at the end of many branching stems. Flowers are tiny, brown to yellowish, and look like buds or flowers that have already died back and turned brown.
Leaves and stem:
Leaves are up to 2 inches long, up to 1/8 inch wide, toothless, covered in white woolly hair, often a bit wavy around the edges, pointed at the tip with no leaf stalk. The stems typically spread out from the base, making it wider than tall, and are also densely covered in woolly hairs, giving them a whitish cast.
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More photos
Photos courtesy Peter M. Dziuk, taken in Cloquet, Carlton county, and in St. Louis county.
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