Cottonbatting Plant

Pseudognaphalium stramineum (Kunth) Anderb.

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual, Biennial
Mature Height
32 inches
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Cremastobombycia grindeliella, Scrobipalpula psilella-group A

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.