Gnaphalium norvegicum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Gnaphalium norvegicum | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Gnaphalium |
| Species: | G. norvegicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnaphalium norvegicum L. |
|
Gnaphalium norvegicum, is similar to Gnaphalium sylvaticum, Heath Cudweed. However it is 8 to 30 cm tall, the leaves are 3 veined, and all roughly equal in length. The leaves are also wooly/hairy on both sides.
It is a rare plant found in central Scotland and in the northern highlands, found on acidic mountain rocks. It flowers July to August.
[edit] References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gnaphalium sylvaticum |
- ^ Rose, Francis (1981). The Wild Flower Key. Frederick Warne & Co. pp. 377–380. ISBN 0-7232-2419-6.
