Gnaphalium palustre Nutt.
lowland cudweed (western marsh cudweed)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
lowland cudweed (western marsh cudweed)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a fibrous root; stems much branched, with irregular tufts of woolly hairs, 3-15 (30) cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves soon deciduous; stem leaves alternate, oblanceolate or oblong, entire, woolly-hairy, 1-3.5 cm long and 2-10 mm wide.
Flowers:
Heads disciform, numerous, axillary or terminal, leafy-bracted; involucres 2-4 mm tall; involucral bracts white to brownish with white tips.
Fruits:
Achenes nerveless, glabrous or with nipple-like projections; pappus bristles distinct, falling separately.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Gnaphalium palustre
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1050 | 1050 | 1050 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
59 | 59 | 59 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
175 | 175 | 175 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 3 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
IDF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist vernal meadows and alkaline flats in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; frequent in S BC, rare in WC BC (Bulkley River valley); E to AB and S to NM and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Filaginella palustris (Nutt.) Holub