Logfia Explained

Logfia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae of the family Asteraceae,^{[1] [2]} known as cottonrose.^{[3] [4]}

Some cottonrose species were formerly classified under the genera Filago and/or Oglifa.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Logfia:^[5]

• Logfia clementei (Willk.) Holub — Canary Islands, southern Spain, Morocco and Algeria.
• Logfia gallica (L.) Coss. & Germ. — narrowleaf cottonrose; native to Macaronesia, Europe to Mediterranean and Caucasus. Introduced to Great Britain, western U.S. and Mexico, and Australia
• Logfia heterantha (Raf.) Holub — Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and north-western Africa.
• Logfia minima (Sm.) Dumort. — small cudweed; native to Macaronesia, Europe and north-western Africa. Introduced to the United States.

External links

• USDA Plants Profile for Logfia (field cottonrose)

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4438213#page/153/mode/1up Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1819. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1819: 143
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40008258 Tropicos, Logfia Cass.
3. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LOGFI2 USDA: Logfia
4. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=37955 ITIS Report Page: Logfia
5. Web site: Logfia Cass. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2022-06-29 . Plants of the World Online . en.