Gamochaeta purpurea: Country Or Region Of Origin
Canada to Tropical America
Plant Profile: Gamochaeta purpurea
Taxonomy: Gamochaeta purpureaNames
Early Cudweed, Purple Everlasting, Spoonleaf Purple Cudweed, Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting
Phonetic Spelling:gam-oh-KY-ay-ta pur-PUR-ee-uh
Genus:Gamochaeta
Species:purpurea
Family:Asteraceae
Early Cudweed is a native plant that can be either an annual or biennial member of the daisy family. It often appears in weedy gardens and is commonly found in neglected spaces, along roadsides, and in areas that have been disturbed.
Gamochaeta purpurea Feature Summary
Gamochaeta purpurea Image Gallery
Tags
#weed
#weedy
#NC native
#disturbed areas
#native weed
#roadside
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Gamochaeta purpurea is often confused with:
Gamochaeta purpurea Feature Summary
Attributes
Canada to Tropical America
Annual
Biennial
Fruit
Achenes are slimy when wet
Achene
Flowers
Pale yellow tubular
Gold/Yellow
Raceme
Tubular
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Leaves
Green
White
Simple
Alternate
Obovate
Spatulate
1-3 inches
< 1 inch
Stem
Landscape
Weedy
Gamochaeta purpurea Image Gallery
Gamochaeta purpurea Attributes
Gamochaeta purpurea: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Gamochaeta purpurea Fruit
Gamochaeta purpurea: Fruit Description
Achenes are slimy when wet
Gamochaeta purpurea: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Gamochaeta purpurea Flowers
Gamochaeta purpurea: Flower Description
Pale yellow tubular
Gamochaeta purpurea: Flower Color
Gold/Yellow
Gamochaeta purpurea: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Gamochaeta purpurea: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Gamochaeta purpurea Whole Plant Traits
Gamochaeta purpurea: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Gamochaeta purpurea: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Gamochaeta purpurea: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Gamochaeta purpurea Cultural Conditions
Gamochaeta purpurea: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Gamochaeta purpurea Leaves
Gamochaeta purpurea: Leaf Color
Green
White
Gamochaeta purpurea: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Gamochaeta purpurea: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Gamochaeta purpurea: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Gamochaeta purpurea: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Gamochaeta purpurea: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Gamochaeta purpurea: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Gamochaeta purpurea Stem
Gamochaeta purpurea: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Gamochaeta purpurea Landscape
Gamochaeta purpurea: Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
