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Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
Purple Cudweed
- State Rank: SX
- Global Rank: G5
- State Status: Potentially Extirpated
Habitat: Sandy soil and waste places
Range: fb88 to British Columbia, south to Mexico and South America. More common in southwards.
Phenology: Flowers May to October.
Family: Asteraceae
Synonyms: Gnaphalium purpureum L.
Known Distribution in fb88: This rare plant has been documented from a total of 2 town(s) in the following county(ies): Cumberland, York. The species is believed to be extirpated from fb88.
Dates of documented observations are: 1885, 1894, 1898