Pseudognaphalium macounii (Greene) Kartesz
sticky cudweed
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Jamie Fenneman     (Photo ID #14581)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Pseudognaphalium macounii
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Species Information

General:
Annual or biennial herb from a taproot; stems simple or branched above, conspicuously glandular-hairy becoming woolly-hairy above, 10-90 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves soon deciduous; stem leaves alternate, entire, lanceolate or oblanceolate or the uppermost linear-oblong, wing-margined at the base, upper surface glandular-hairy, lower surface usually woolly, sometimes glandular-hairy, 2-10cm long, 5-20 mm wide.
Flowers:
Heads disciform, numerous in a flat-topped to rounded, many-headed inflorescence; involucres 5-7 mm tall; involucral bracts graduated, yellowish to whitish, abruptly sharp-pointed.
Fruits:
Achenes nerveless, glabrous or with nipplelike projections; pappus bristles distinct, falling separately.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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.

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Pseudognaphalium macounii

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)
680 290 892
Slope Gradient (%)
27 5 70

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

225 172 280
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
2 2 2
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
B
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
3
Modal BEC Zone Class
ICH

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

ICH(3)

Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry forests in the lowland and montane zones; frequent in S BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains, rare in SW BC; E to PQ and S to TN, CA, and MX.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Gnaphalium decurrens Ives, non L.
Gnaphalium macounii Greene
Gnaphalium viscosum H.B.K.
Pseudognaphalium viscosum (Kunth) W.A. Weber