Gamochaeta calviceps, the narrowleaf purple everlasting, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to South America and to the southeastern United States (from Texas and Oklahoma to Virginia (though not Florida). It has also become naturalized in other places (Europe, Taiwan, New Zealand, California, etc.).Calflora taxon report, University of California, Gamochaeta calviceps (Fernald) Cabrera, Narrowleaf purple everlasting Guy L. Nesom 2004. New distribution records for Gamochaeta (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) in the United States. Sida 21(2): 1175–1185.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapFlora of China, Gamochaeta calviceps (Fernald) Cabrera, 1961. 直茎合冠鼠麴草 zhi jing he guan shu qu cao
Gamochaeta calviceps is an annual herb up to tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to long, mostly clustered along the base and often folded along the middle. The plant forms many small flower heads in elongated arrays. Each head contains 2–4 purple disc flowers but no ray flowers. Flowers bloom April to July. It grows in fields, disturbed sites, flower beds, and edges of woods.Flora of North America, Gamochaeta calviceps (Fernald) Cabrera, 1961.
Gamochaeta calviceps is similar to G. falcata, and many G. calviceps specimens from the United States have long been misidentified as G. falcata.
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