Omalotheca norvegica
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Gnaphalium norvegicum, the highland cudweed[3] or Norwegian arctic cudweed,[4] is a European species of plants in the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Europe from the Mediterranean north to Finland and Iceland.[5][6]
Gnaphalium norvegicum 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.[7]
References
- ^ Tropicos, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus
- ^ The Plant List, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Omalotheca norvegica". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Canapicchia norvegese, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus includes photos and European distribution map
- ^ Tela Botanica, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus in French with photos and French distribution map
- ^ Rose, Francis (1981). The Wild Flower Key. Frederick Warne & Co. pp. 377–380. ISBN 0-7232-2419-6.
External links
Media related to Gnaphalium sylvaticum at Wikimedia Commons- Den Virtuella floran, Norsknoppa, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus in Swedish with photos
- Botanik im Bild, Flora von Österreich, Gnaphalium norvegicum (Omalotheca norvegica) photos with captions in German
