Pseudognaphalium helleri

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Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) Anderb.
Common Name:Heller's Rabbit Tobacco; Heller's Everlasting
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:PSHE4
Plant Notes:Heller's Rabbit Tobacco is a native aromatic annual in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is found throughout Alabama, but is less common than Eastern Rabbit Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (Linnaeus) Hilliard & Burtt). Heller's Rabbit Tobacco is found in pine flatwoods, oak flatwoods, and other open forests in moist situations. It differs from Eastern Rabbit Tobacco in that its stems are green and glandular, lacking the white tomentum characteristic of that species. Heller's Rabbit Tobacco has alternate sessile leaves. The leaves are whitish below and dark green above. The flowers are produced in heads. Rabbit Tobacco refers to the use of the plants in this genus as a substitute for tobacco, both in the smoked and chewed form. Herbalists use these plants as a diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant and astringent. It has been recommended for sore throats, pneumonia, colds, fevers, asthma, diarrhea, and as an aphrodisiac. Dried plants are easily spotted throughout the winter, and can be used in flower arrangements. --A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Pseudognaphalium
Species Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) Anderb. - Heller's Rabbit Tobacco; Heller's Everlasting

Citation

Citation Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) Anderberg, Opera Bot. 104: 147. 1991.
Basionym: Gnaphalium helleri Britton 1893.
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Norfolk Co.: Northwest, 23 Sep 1892, Heller s.n. (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by Mahler, Sida 6: 30. 1972.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Gnaphalium helleri var. micradenium Gnaphalium helleri Britton, var. micradenium (Weatherby) Mahler, Sida 6: 32. 1972.Gnaphalium obtusifolium Linnaeus, var. micradenium Weatherby 1923. 
Gnaphalium obtusifolium var. micradenium Gnaphalium obtusifolium Linnaeus, var. micradenium Weatherby, Rhodora 25: 22. 1923. MASSACHUSETTS: Barnstable Co.: Barnstable, 7 Oct 1917, Fernald 15870 (holotype: GH).
Gnaphalium polycephalum var. helleri Gnaphalium polycephalum Michaux, var. helleri (Britton) Fernald, Rhodora 10: 94. 1908.Gnaphalium helleri Britton 1893. 
Gnaphalium helleri Gnaphalium helleri Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 280. 1893. VIRGINIA: Norfolk Co.: Northwest, 23 Sep 1892, Heller s.n. (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by Mahler, Sida 6: 30. 1972.
Gnaphalium obtusifolium var. helleri Gnaphalium obtusifolium Linnaeus, var. helleri (Britton) S. F. Blake, Rhodora 20: 72. 1918.Gnaphalium helleri Britton 1893. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Coosa, Covington, Dale, DeKalb, Escambia, Hale, Lamar, Lee, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 1971

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000006583 Lee 24 Sep 1971 Landers, Susan
014		 AUA
Pseudognaphalium Helleri (Britt.) A. Anderb. Ssp. Helleri
UWAL0033854 Coosa 05 Oct 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8629		 UWAL
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
ALNHS00002434 Monroe 28 Aug 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
RH-465		 ALNHS
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britt.) A. Anderb.
TROY000051705 Dale 09 Oct 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
351		 TROY
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
AUA000006581 Butler 4 Oct 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1842		 AUA
Pseudognaphalium Helleri (Britt.) A. Anderb. Ssp. Helleri
UWAL0038838 Bullock 30 Sep 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4291		 UWAL
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
UNA00046774 Lamar 08 Oct 1971 Kral, Robert
45016		 UNA
Gnaphalium helleri Britt.
UNA00056203 Barbour 03 Oct 1998 MacDonald, John R.
12153		 UNA
Gnaphalium helleri Britt.
AUA000006582 Lee 6 Oct 1972 Hagan, Patrick D.
132		 AUA
Pseudognaphalium Helleri (Britt.) A. Anderb. Ssp. Helleri
TROY000051318 Coosa 05 Oct 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8629		 TROY
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
TROY000039009 Pike 07 Nov 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24689		 TROY
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
UNA00046772 Mobile s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Gnaphalium helleri Britt.
UWAL0007779 Montgomery 25 Sep 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22596		 UWAL
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
UWAL0013923 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1380		 UWAL
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
UNA00026726 DeKalb s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Gnaphalium helleri Britt.
UNA00046771 Hale 25 Sep 1965 Williams, Norris H.
144		 UNA
Gnaphalium helleri Britt.
TROY000002145 Covington 13 Nov 1999 MacDonald, John R.
13688		 TROY
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
UWAL0050069 Escambia 02 Oct 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
29126		 UWAL
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
TROY000036117 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1380		 TROY
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
TROY000033853 Montgomery 25 Sep 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22596		 TROY
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
TROY000048905 Escambia 02 Oct 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
29126		 TROY
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
UNA00046773 Mobile 09 Sep 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Gnaphalium helleri Britt.
JSU119113 Randolph 12 Oct 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
s.n.		 JSU
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
UNA00046780 Lee 18 Oct 1896 Earle, Franklin S.
s.n.		 UNA
Gnaphalium helleri Britt.
AUA000006584 Lee 13 Sep 1971 Little, Jackie A.
031		 AUA
Pseudognaphalium Helleri (Britt.) A. Anderb. Ssp. Helleri
TROY000016071 Coosa 26 Oct 2002 Kral, Robert
93567		 TROY
Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) A. Anderberg
AUA000006580 Bibb 17 Oct 1979 Beckett, Scott W.
380		 AUA
Pseudognaphalium Helleri (Britt.) A. Anderb. Ssp. Helleri
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