Pseudognaphalium biolettii, or two-color rabbit-tobacco, is an Asteraceae-family flowering plant found in western North America. An alternative common name is two-tone everlasting. This perennial species is a food plant for the larval/caterpillar stages of the American lady butterfly. This plant thrives in coastal sage and scrub habitats of southern California and Baja California. Two-color rabbit tobacco may have a slight fragrance of lemon. Plant size is up to a meter high. The blooming period is typically January to June.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Two-color rabbit tobacco being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pseudognaphalium californicum
- Pseudognaphalium undulatum
- Pseudognaphalium macounii
- Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pseudognaphalium
- Species
- Pseudognaphalium biolettii
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