Flower ID: IMG_8546.JPG-08-16-2023 Flower name (scientific): Gnaphalium uliginosum Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) Gna-pha-li-um yoo-li-gi-NOH-sus (or u-lij-i-NO-sum) Flower name (common): Low Cudweed Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Greek gnaphalon meaning soft down, which refers to species in the genus typically having woolly leaves. Specific epithet: Latin for marshy, refers to the habitat of swamps or marshes. Common name origin: From the plant habit and the weedy plant given to cattle that has lost their cud. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm) Petal count: 0 ray florets Color: brown Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 2 to 10 inches (5 to 25 cm) Stem hairy: densely hairy, leading to a whitish appearance of the stems. Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 5 cm long and up to 3 mm wide. Color: leaves have whitish appearance Hairy: densely hairy Other: Shape: leaf, oblanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed areas, streambanks, pond and lake margins, wet to dry, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes in Wisconsin. The Iroquois used this plant to treat bruises and asthma (Moerman, p. 250, 1998). Latitude: 44.800303 Longitude: -91.509290 Altitude: 232.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Grant, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, CO, CT, DC, DE, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 4 homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 35 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC