Logfia Cass.

Cottonrose (en), Filagine (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae

Characteristics

Annual herbs. Lvs mostly alternate, sometimes lowermost few opposite, simple, entire. Capitula usually in small clusters, rarely solitary. Involucral bracts 4-5 in 1 row. Receptacle obconic; scales present, in 2-3 rows and appearing as bracts, star-like, at fruiting. Outer florets ♀, filiform; inner florets mostly ☿, tubular. Achenes somewhat dimorphic, oblong to obovoid, gradually narrowed to apex; outer achenes slightly curved, enclosed in outer scales, lacking a pappus; inner achenes straight, free, with a pappus; pappus hairs in 1 row, narrow at apex.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

Logfia unspecified picture

Distribution

Logfia world distribution map, present in New Zealand and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:9859-1
WFO ID wfo-4000022085
COL ID 5G77
BDTFX ID 86725
INPN ID 194253
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Logfia

Lower taxons

Logfia gallica Logfia arizonica Logfia clementei Logfia heterantha Logfia minima