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Silvery Cudweed

Gamochaeta argyrinea

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in disturbed areas, roadsides, fields, lawns. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Good

Native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 88%

Height
Up to about 16 inches
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to wet
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At a glance

Life cycle
Annual
Bloom
March to July

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 21 Arkansas counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Gnaphalium

  • Vanessa virginiensisAmerican Lady
  • Eublemma minimaEverlasting Bud Moth, Everlasting Eublemma
  • Tebenna gnaphaliellaEverlasting Tebenna
  • Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Scrobipalpula psilella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Gamochaeta

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Flower color
Yellow or purple

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Arkansas rankSNR
Global rankGNR [G5]
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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