Status: Native
Synonyms:
Gnaphalium angustifolium A. Nelson
Gnaphalium grayi A. Nelson & MacBride
Gnaphalium strictum Torrey
Gnaphalium exilifolium has linear leaf blades and heads in axillary clusters rather than at the end of stems. The stems are up to 15cm tall. There are bracts present below the flowerheads that are longer than the glomerules they subtend. Radha found Gnaphalium exilifolium along the Gila River.
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Gnaphalium exilifolium, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila River near Cliff, April 18, 2023
Gnaphalium exilifolium, closeup of phyllaries and bracts below the heads, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila River near Cliff, April 18, 2023
Gnaphalium exilifolium, habit, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila River near Cliff, April 18, 2023
Gnaphalium exilifolium, closeup of bracts below the heads, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Gila River near Cliff, April 18, 2023
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