About Stylocline gnaphaloides Nutt.
Stylocline gnaphaloides Nutt. is a small annual herb that grows along the ground, reaching only a few centimeters in length. Its body is typically covered in white hairs, and often has a woolly texture. The small, blunt leaves are arranged alternately along the stem, with each leaf growing up to 1.4 centimeters long. Its inflorescence holds spherical flower heads, each a few millimeters in diameter. Each flower head has 2 to 4 white-haired phyllaries and tiny, woolly white flowers. This plant is native to southwestern North America: southern California and Arizona in the United States, and Baja California and Sonora in northwestern Mexico. It grows in many different habitat types, and is common in some of these areas.
