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'''''Gamochaeta sphacelata''''', called '''Owl's crown''',<ref name=s/> is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[Asteraceae|sunflower family]]. It is widespread across South America, Central America, and Mexico with the distribution just barely crossing the [[Río Grande]] into western [[Texas]].<ref name=gln>[http://www.guynesom.com/Gamochaetarecords.pdf Guy L. Nesom 2004. New distribution records for ''Gamochaeta'' (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) in the United States. Sida 21(2): 1175–1185.]</ref><ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Gamochaeta%20sphacelata.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref>
'''''Gamochaeta sphacelata''''', called '''Owl's crown''',<ref name=s/> is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[Asteraceae|sunflower family]]. It is widespread across South America, Central America, and Mexico with the distribution just barely crossing the [[Río Grande]] into western [[Texas]].<ref name=gln>[http://www.guynesom.com/Gamochaetarecords.pdf Guy L. Nesom 2004. New distribution records for ''Gamochaeta'' (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) in the United States. Sida 21(2): 1175–1185.]</ref><ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Gamochaeta%20sphacelata.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


''Gamochaeta sphacelata'' is an annual herb up to {{convert|50|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. The plant forms many small flower heads in elongated arrays. Each head contains 3–5 purple disc flowers but no ray flowers.<ref name=s>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242427689 Flora of North America, Gamochaeta sphacelata (Kunth) Cabrera, 1961. Owl’s crown ]</ref>
''Gamochaeta sphacelata'' is an annual herb up to {{convert|50|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. The plant forms many small flower heads in elongated arrays. Each head contains 3–5 purple disc flowers but no ray flowers.<ref name=s>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242427689 Flora of North America, Gamochaeta sphacelata (Kunth) Cabrera, 1961. Owl’s crown ]</ref>

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Gamochaeta sphacelata
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G. sphacelata
Binomial name
Gamochaeta sphacelata
(Kunth) Cabrera 1961
Synonyms[1]
  • Gnaphalium sphacelatum Kunth
  • Gnaphalium sphacilatum Kunth
  • Gnaphalium purpureum var. sphacelatum (Kunth) Speg.

Gamochaeta sphacelata, called Owl's crown,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is widespread across South America, Central America, and Mexico with the distribution just barely crossing the Río Grande into western Texas.[3][4]

Gamochaeta sphacelata is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long. The plant forms many small flower heads in elongated arrays. Each head contains 3–5 purple disc flowers but no ray flowers.[2]

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