Gnaphalium is a genus in the family Asteraceae, a very large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae).
Family: Asteraceae Gnaphalium is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, commonly called cudweeds. Clade: Angiosperms The flowering plants, also known as Angiospermae (/ndiosprmi/), or Magnoliophyta (/mnolift, -ofat/), are the most diverse group of land plants, with 64 orders, 416 families, approximately 13,000 known genera and 300,000 known species. Asteraceae or Compositae (commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family), is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae). 
