Gamochaeta purpurea, the purple cudweed, purple everlasting, or spoonleaf purple everlasting, is a plant native to North America.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Purple Cudweed 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
- Gamochaeta pensylvanica
- Gamochaeta argyrinea
- Gamochaeta impatiens
- Gamochaeta calviceps
- Gamochaeta americana
- Gamochaeta antillana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Gamochaeta
- Species
- Gamochaeta purpurea
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