Asteraceae :Pseudognaphalium macounii
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Family Name
Asteraceae
Common Name
Macoun’s everlasting, Macoun’s cudweed
Description
Pseudognaphalium macounii is an annual or biennial herb growing from a taproot with stiffly erect stems 30-100 cm tall, with stalked-glandular hairs throughout and the upper most parts covered with white wooly hairs. The simple alternate leaves are 3-10 cm long and 3--13 mm wide, lanceolate to oblanceolate, the margins curled under near the base. The inflorescence is a flat-topped cluster of campanulate heads 5-6 mm tall. The involucre is 4.5-5.5 mm long with bracts in 4--5 series, cream to straw colored. And there are many disk flowers in t series the out slender and the central dozen wider, the corollas white to yellow. The achenes are about 1 mm in length. Macoun’s everlasting blooms from July into October on open slopes, in meadows and floodplains in Lawrence and Pennington Counties in South Dakota.
Horticulture Notes
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Seed Collection: Collect in late summer.
Germination: No treatment needed
Soils: Gravelly or sandy.
Light: Full sun.
Water: Dry to moist
Additional Notes
Macoun’s cudweed has a sweet smell and is an interesting plant that attracts butterflies but is not a visually impressive addition to a garden.