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Short woollyheads

Psilocarphus brevissimus

Also called Dwarf woollyheads, Low Woolly Marbles

Short woollyheads
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
W. & C. Canada to Mexico (Baja California Norte), S. South America

About

Psilocarphus brevissimus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names short woollyheads, woolly marbles, and woolly heads.

The plant is native to western North America — from southwestern Canada, through California, to northwestern Mexico, as well as in southern South America. It grows in moist flats such as vernal pools, wetlands, and similar areas. It is found from sea level to 8,202 feet (2,500 m).

Other Psilocarphus plants

Meadow woollyheads · Oregon woollyheads · Slender woollyheads · Woollyheads

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Psilocarphus brevissimus 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.

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