# American Everlasting

*Gamochaeta americana*

The dense, white, cobwebby hairs covering the plant act as a natural sunscreen and prevent moisture loss in dry environments.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae › Gamochaeta
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Open fields, pastures, roadsides, disturbed soils, and grassy forest margins.
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (photosynthesis via sunlight, water, and soil nutrients).
- **Range:** North America, Central America, South America
- **Size:** 10 to 40 cm in height
- **Lifespan:** 1 to 2 years (annual or biennial)
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Intensive agricultural tilling, excessive herbicide use, and invasive turf grasses.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. You can safely touch its soft, felt-like leaves. Avoid trampling wild patches, and do not ingest wild plants unless absolutely certain of their identity and lack of chemical runoff.

## About

Gamochaeta americana , also known as American everlasting , is a plant in the family Asteraceae.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/ca6fce4a-deff-4fd4-aeaa-a98806c6a9f6
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153366
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamochaeta americana
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/154844393/medium.jpeg (kcthetc1, CC0, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.