''Logfia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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s in the tribe Gnaphalieae of the family

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, known as cottonrose.ITIS Report Page: ''Logfia''
. accessed 4.4.2013 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 —

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, southern Spain, Morocco and Algeria. * '' Logfia gallica'' (L.) Coss. & Germ. — narrowleaf cottonrose; native to Macaronesia, Europe to

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and Caucasus. Introduced to Great Britain, western U.S. and Mexico, and Australia * ''

Logfia heterantha ''Logfia'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae of the family Asteraceae, known as cottonrose.

'' (Raf.) Holub —

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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 ...

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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 {{Gnaphalieae-stub