[Cudweeds: The Genera Gamochaeta, Gnaphalium and Pseudognaphalium in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Lowland Cudweed, Marsh Cudweed, Western Marsh Cudweed

Gnaphalium palustre

Synonyms: Filaginella palustris, Gnaphalium heteroides, Gnaphalium palustre var. nanum

Western Marsh Cudweed, Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre (Synonyms: Filaginella palustris, Gnaphalium heteroides, Gnaphalium palustre var. nanum)

Western marsh cudweed observed in wetlands at Grizzly Creek Campground, Jackson County Parks, Howard Prairie Lake......July 22, 2021.

Western Marsh Cudweed, Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre (Synonyms: Filaginella palustris, Gnaphalium heteroides, Gnaphalium palustre var. nanum)

Marsh cudweed as seen in burnt forest between Bird Creek and Bird Lake at Bird Creek Meadows, Mt. Adams, Yakama Nation Lands..........September 1, 2017. Until recently, weedy species were limited to the lower periphary of Mount Adams, but numerous recent wildfires in combination with some cattle trespass have introduced this weed and bull thistle into the subalpine zone of the mountain.

Western Marsh Cudweed, Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre (Synonyms: Filaginella palustris, Gnaphalium heteroides, Gnaphalium palustre var. nanum)

The photo above shows the inflorescence of western marsh cudweed as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR.........July 2, 2006.

Western Marsh Cudweed, Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre (Synonyms: Filaginella palustris, Gnaphalium heteroides, Gnaphalium palustre var. nanum)

The photo above shows the overall form of western marsh cudweed as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR.........July 2, 2006. Note the dense tufts of cottony hairs on the stems and on the leaves.

Western Marsh Cudweed, Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre (Synonyms: Filaginella palustris, Gnaphalium heteroides, Gnaphalium palustre var. nanum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of western marsh cudweed as found in a dried riparian area near Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........July 2, 2007.

Western Marsh Cudweed, Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre (Synonyms: Filaginella palustris, Gnaphalium heteroides, Gnaphalium palustre var. nanum)

The photo above shows western marsh cudweed in a dried riparian area near Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........July 2, 2007.

Paul Slichter