// SPECIES PROFILE · ANNUAL · NATIVE

Blunt-leaf rabbit-tobacco

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium

Blunt-leaf rabbit-tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2b–11b. Mature size 6"–3'. Blooms Aug–Nov.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: annual
Native range: Native to 36 U.S. states, including AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL…
USDA hardiness: Zones 2b–11b
Mature size: 6"–3'
Sun: —
Water: —
Bloom: Aug–Nov
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Blunt-leaf rabbit-tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium) — *Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium* — Blunt-leaf rabbit-tobacco. Photo via iNaturalist — (c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sandy Wolkenberg.

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, blunt-leaf rabbit-tobacco pairs naturally with: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Swamp verbena (Verbena hastata), Common threeseed mercury (Acalypha rhomboidea).