FNA: Facelis retusa

	Facelis retusa
	annual trampweed
Stems	usually with decumbent to nearly procumbent branches arising from bases, 3–30 cm, loosely tomentose.
Leaves	crowded; blades 7–20(–30) × 1.5–4 mm, apices truncate-apiculate to retuse.
Heads	clusters subtended by bractlike leaves.
Cypselae	1.6 mm; pappi 10–11 mm.
2n	= 14.

	Facelis retusa
Phenology	Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat	Lawns, roadsides, pastures, other disturbed sites, usually on sandy soils
Elevation	0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution	AL; AR; FL; GA; KS; LA; MS; NC; OK; SC; TX; VA; South America; Australia [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Source	FNA vol. 19, p. 443.
Parent taxa	Asteraceae > tribe Gnaphalieae > Facelis
Synonyms	Gnaphalium retusum
Name authority	(Lamarck) Schultz-Bipontinus: Linnaea 34: 532. (1866)
Web links	Local Web sites: KS Wildflowers, LA Plants WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

annual trampweed

Stems

usually with decumbent to nearly procumbent branches arising from bases, 3–30 cm, loosely tomentose.

Leaves

crowded;

blades 7–20(–30) × 1.5–4 mm, apices truncate-apiculate to retuse.

Heads

clusters subtended by bractlike leaves.

Cypselae

1.6 mm;

pappi 10–11 mm.

= 14.

Phenology

Flowering Mar–Jun.

Habitat

Lawns, roadsides, pastures, other disturbed sites, usually on sandy soils

Elevation

0–100 m (0–300 ft)

Distribution

AL; AR; FL; GA; KS; LA; MS; NC; OK; SC; TX; VA; South America; Australia

Source

Parent taxa

Synonyms

Gnaphalium retusum

Name authority

(Lamarck) Schultz-Bipontinus: Linnaea 34: 532. (1866)

Web links

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