Latin name: Pseudognaphalium stramineum (Kunth)
  Anderb.
  Pronunciation: soo-doe-na-FAY-lee-um stram-IN-ee-
  um

  Common name: Cotton-batting plant
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Somewhat moist, often waste places to
  6000', cismontane California, occasional on the
  desert, Channel Islands, many plant communities

  Blooming period: June to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Pseudognaphalium
  2) stramineum
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