Cudweed is a common name for several species, and may refer to:
Plants
in the family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
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Gamochaeta'', a plant genus with species in North and South America
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Gnaphalium
''Gnaphalium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly called cudweeds or (formerly) chafeweeds. They are widespread and common in temperate regions, although some are found on tropical mountains or in the subtropical re ...
'', a plant genus with species in Eurasia and the Americas
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Filago'', a plant genus in Eurasia and North America
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Pseudognaphalium'', a plant genus native to North America (e.g. ''Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum'')
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Euchiton'', a plant genus native to Australasia and the Pacific
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Helichrysum
The genus ''Helichrysum'' consists of an estimated 600 species of flowering plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The type species is '' Helichrysum orientale''. They often go by the names everlasting, immortelle, and strawflower. The na ...
'', a plant genus occurring in Africa, Australasia and Eurasia.
Animals
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Cucullia gnaphalii'', a moth in the family Noctuidae
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