Omalotheca
| arctic cudweed | |
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| Omalotheca supina[1] | |
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| Genus: | Omalotheca |
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| Omalotheca supina | |
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Gnaphalium sect. Omalotheca (Cass.) Nutt. | |
Omalotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[3][2] It is commonly known as arctic cudweed.[4][5]
There is some disagreement about which species should be included in Omalotheca. Some or all of the species are sometimes included in Gnaphalium.[6]
- Omalotheca afghanica (Rech.fil. & Köie) J.Holub - Afghanistan
- Omalotheca norvegica (Gunnerus) Sch.Bip. & F.W.Schultz – Norwegian arctic cudweed - Europe, Russia (Asian and European), Central Asia, Xinjiang, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, Greenland
- Omalotheca stewartii (Clarke) J.Holub - India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Xinjiang, Yunnan
- Omalotheca supina (L) DC. – alpine arctic cudweed - Mongolia, Iran, Central Asia, Russia, Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire
- Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch.Bip. & F.W.Schultz – woodland arctic cudweed - Europe, northern central and southwestern Asia, northern North America
References
- ^ 1796 painting by Jacob Sturm; published in Johann Georg Sturm - Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, labeled as Gnaphalium supinum
- ^ a b Tropicos, Omalotheca Cass.
- ^ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1828. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles [Second edition] 56: 218–219in French
- ^ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database: Omalotheca Cass. 12/26/2012 05:16 PM CST
- ^ a b Flora of North America Omalotheca Cassini in F. Cuvier
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ The Plant List search for Omalotheca
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Report: Omalotheca Cass. Wed Dec 26 2012 04:29:09 MST