Gnaphalium californicum
California Everlasting; Green Everlasting
A member of the Asteraceae, or Composite Family
Detail of inflorescence from photo below.
Inflorescence.
Along China Hole Trail in prescribed burn area, above junction with Cougar Trail.
20 June 1995.
Habit, same location and time as above.
Old involucres with fruit dispersed.
What appear to be petals are the bracts of each flower head.
When dried, these retain their form, which accounts for the name "Everlasting".
Along Flat Frog Trail, 27 November 2003.
Photograph copyright © by Arvind Kumar.
Used with permission.
All photos copyright © Lee Dittmann, except where otherwise noted.
Henry W. Coe State Park, California
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