''Logfia'' is a
genus
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of
herbaceous plant
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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s in the tribe
Gnaphalieae of the family
Asteraceae
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, known as cottonrose.
[ITIS Report Page: ''Logfia''](_blank)
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Some cottonrose species were formerly classified under the genera ''
Filago'' and/or ''
Oglifa''.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Logfia'':
* ''
Logfia clementei''
(Willk.) Holub —
Canary Islands
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, southern Spain, Morocco and Algeria.
* ''
Logfia gallica''
(L.) Coss. & Germ. — narrowleaf cottonrose; native to Macaronesia, Europe to
Mediterranean
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and Caucasus. Introduced to Great Britain, western U.S. and Mexico, and Australia
* ''
Logfia heterantha''
(Raf.) Holub —
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
,
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
,
Sicily
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and north-western Africa.
* ''
Logfia minima''
(Sm.) Dumort. — small cudweed; native to Macaronesia, Europe and north-western Africa. Introduced to the United States.
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile for ''Logfia'' (field cottonrose)
Asteraceae genera
Gnaphalieae
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