Plant Profile: Gamochaeta purpurea

Taxonomy: Gamochaeta purpurea

Names

Early Cudweed, Purple Everlasting, Spoonleaf Purple Cudweed, Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting

  • Photo of Gamochaeta purpurea (Gamochaeta purpureas)

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
Flowers
Whole Plant Traits
Native Plant
Weed
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Leaves
Green
White
Obovate
Spatulate
1-3 inches
< 1 inch
Landscape

Gamochaeta purpurea Attributes

Gamochaeta purpurea: Country Or Region Of Origin

Canada to Tropical America

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

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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

spa
Green
spa
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