Gnaphalium uliginosum

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gnaphalium
Species:
G. uliginosum
Binomial name
Gnaphalium uliginosum
L. 1753 not A. Rich. 1848
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Dasyanthus uliginosus (L.) Bubani
  • Filaginella malzii Opiz
  • Filaginella pilularis (Wahlenb.) Tzvelev
  • Filaginella uliginosa (L.) Opiz
  • Filago pilularis Link
  • Gnaphalium aquaticum Mill.
  • Gnaphalium castaneum Gilib.
  • Gnaphalium humifusum Paill. ex Nyman
  • Gnaphalium laevissimum Schur
  • Gnaphalium nudum Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.
  • Gnaphalium prostratum Nyman
  • Gnaphalium ramosum Lam.
  • Gnaphalium sibiricum Kirp. & Kuprian. ex Kirp.
  • Gnaphalium tomentosum Hoffm.
  • Gnaphalium wirtgenii Nyman
  • Gnaphalodes evacinum Sond.

Gnaphalium uliginosum, the marsh cudweed,[2] is an annual plant found on damp, disturbed ground and tracks. It is very widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.[3][4][5] It is very common on damp, arable grasslands, paths, and on acid soils.

Description

It is a very woolly annual, growing 4–20 cm tall.[6]

The leaves are wooly on both sides. They are 1 to 5 cm long, narrow oblong shaped.[6]

The flower heads are 3 to 4 mm long. They are arranged in clusters of 3 to 10, surrounded by long leaves. The flower head bracts are wooly, and pale below, with dark chaffy hairless tips. The florets are brownish yellow. The stigmas are pale.[6]

It flowers from July until September.[6]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Gnaphalium uliginosum L.
  2. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ↑ Flora of North America, Gnaphalium uliginosum Linnaeus, 1753. Marsh cudweed
  4. ↑ Flora of China, Gnaphalium uliginosum Linnaeus, 1753. 湿生鼠麴草 shi sheng shu qu cao
  5. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Gnaphalium uliginosum L. includes photos, drawings, and European distribution map
  6. 1 2 3 4 Rose, Francis (1981). The Wild Flower Key. Frederick Warne & Co. pp. 377–380. ISBN 0-7232-2419-6.


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