Gamochaeta sphacelata, the owl's crown,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

It is widespread across South America, Central America, and Mexico with the distribution just barely crossing the Río Grande into western Texas.

[3][4] Gamochaeta sphacelata is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall.

The plant forms many small flower heads in elongated arrays.

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