Filago vulgaris
| Filago vulgaris | |
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| botanical illustration of Filago vulgaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Filago |
| Species: | F. vulgaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Filago vulgaris | |
| Synonyms | |
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Filago germanica (L.) Huds. | |
Filago vulgaris or Filago germanica,[1] commonly known as common cudweed or common cottonrose, is an annual herbaceous plant of the genus Filago.[2] It is in the tribe Inuleae of the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Common names also include: Danish—Kugle-museurt, and Norwegian—Kuleullurt.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Filago vulgaris is native to Europe, from the Mediterranean region north to Northern Ireland, Scotland. It is found in grassland, sand dunes, rocky ledges, and cultivated fields.[1][4] It is a listed Near Threatened species in the Red Data Book for England, due to agricultural practices.[5]
It is a naturalized introduced species in the Northwestern and Eastern United States, and in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada.[2]
- Description
Filago vulgaris can reach 5–30 centimetres (2.0–11.8 in) in height. The linear wavy-edged leaves and the stems are a white and woolly in texture and appearance.[5]
The plant blooms July to September, with dense, terminal flowerheads, flowers that are light yellow.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Filago vulgaris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- 1 2 NRCS. "Filago vulgaris (common cottonrose)". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- ↑ Cabi.org—Invasive Species Compendium | Filago vulgaris
- ↑ Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora — Filago vulgaris . accessed 4.4.2013
- 1 2 3 Dorset: F. vulgaris
External links
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Media related to Filago germanica at Wikimedia Commons
- Dorset Nature: Wildflowers — Common Cudweed (Filago vulgaris) — image gallery.
- Bioinfo.org.uk: Feeding and other inter-species relationships
- Bioinfo.org.uk: Images gallery — plant and flowers sections.
- Filago vulgaris—U.C. photo