Logfia

Logfia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae of the family Asteraceae,[1][2] known as cottonrose.[3][4]

Logfia
Logfia minima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Logfia
Cass.
Synonyms
  • Xerotium Bluff & Fingerh.

Some cottonrose species were formerly classified under the genera Filago and/or Oglifa.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Logfia:[5]

  • Logfia clementei (Willk.) HolubCanary Islands, southern Spain, Morocco and Algeria.
  • Logfia gallica (L.) Coss. & Germ. — narrowleaf cottonrose; native to Macaronesia, Europe to Mediterranean and Caucasus. Introduced to Great Britain, western U.S. and Mexico, and Australia
  • Logfia heterantha (Raf.) HolubCorsica, Sardinia, Sicily and north-western Africa.
  • Logfia minima (Sm.) Dumort. — small cudweed; native to Macaronesia, Europe and north-western Africa. Introduced to the United States.

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