''Omalotheca sylvatica'',
synonyms
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including ''Gnaphalium sylvaticum'', is a species of
plant in the family
Asteraceae.
[ It is commonly known as heath cudweed,]
includes photos and European distribution map The species was first formally described by
Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as ''Gnaphalium sylvaticum''.
Description
It is a
perennial herb with short
runners
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, growing to 8 to 60 cm tall. Its leaves are lanceolate in shape, pointed, 2 to 8 cm long, with a single
vein. They have no hair on top, but are woolly hairy below. The upper leaves become progressively shorter and narrower. The flower heads are 6 mm long. The
bracts of the flower heads have a green centre, and chaffy brown edges. The
florets are pale brown. The
achenes are hairy with reddish
pappus hairs. It flowers from July until September.
References
External links
*
Online Atlas of the British and Irish flora, ''Gnaphalium sylvaticum'' (Heath Cudweed)
Gnaphalieae
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Flora of Europe
Flora of Northern America
Flora of temperate Asia
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