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Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Also called Fragrant Cudweed, Catfoot, Eastern Rabbit Tobacco, Everlasting, Fragrant Everlasting, Blunt Leaved Rabbit Tobacco, Catfoot Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, synonyms including Gnaphalium obtusifolium and Pseudognaphalium saxicola, is a member of the family Asteraceae. It is found on open dry sandy habitat throughout eastern North America. Common names include old field balsam, rabbit tobacco, sweet everlasting and life everlasting. When crushed, the plant exudes a characteristic maple-syrup scent.
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium hosts larvae of the American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) butterfly and its flowers are visited by short-tongued bees, wasps, and flies, while its foliage is eaten by wild turkey and deer. In the garden, it attracts butterflies and bees including specialized bees.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
