Omalotheca sylvatica
| Omalotheca sylvatica | |
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| File:Gnaphalium sylvaticum 200807.jpg | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Omalotheca |
| Species: | O. sylvatica
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| Binomial name | |
| Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.
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Synonymy
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Omalotheca sylvatica, synonyms including Gnaphalium sylvaticum, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae.[1] It is commonly known as heath cudweed,[2] wood cudweed, golden motherwort, chafeweed, owl's crown,[3] and woodland arctic cudweed.[4] It is widespread across the temperate Northern Hemisphere, throughout North America and Eurasia.[5] The species was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Gnaphalium sylvaticum.[6]
Description
[edit | edit source]It is a perennial herb with short runners, growing to 8 to 60 cm tall. Its leaves are lanceolate in shape, pointed, 2 to 8 cm long, with a single vein. They have no hair on top, but are woolly hairy below. The upper leaves become progressively shorter and narrower. The flower heads are 6 mm long. The bracts of the flower heads have a green centre, and chaffy brown edges. The florets are pale brown. The achenes are hairy with reddish pappus hairs. It flowers from July until September.[7]
References
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External links
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- Online Atlas of the British and Irish flora, Gnaphalium sylvaticum (Heath Cudweed)
- Gnaphalium sylvaticum - (Omalotheca sylvatica) Botanik im Bild / Flora von Österreich
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