Logfia filaginoides | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Logfia |
Species: | L. filaginoides
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Binomial name | |
Logfia filaginoides (Hook. & Arn.) Morefield
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Synonyms | |
Filago californica (Nutt.) Holub |
Logfia filaginoides (formerly Filago californica), [1] also called herba impia or cottonrose, is a small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, found in the Southwestern United States. [2]
It grows throughout Southern California to Texas and Mexico. [2] In the Mojave Desert, it grows in creosote bush scrub and Joshua tree woodlands. [2]
It is a hairy, erect, annual plant growing between 2" and 12" tall. [2]
Its 1/2- to 3/4-inch-long leaves are attached to the stems without a little stem ( petiole) at the bottom of the leaf ( sessile). [2]
The 1/8-inch flower heads are surrounded by upper leaves of about the same length as the head. [2] Each head has tiny reddish-purple disk flowers with the outer 8–10 being all female. [2]
Fruits are tiny, flattened achenes with a ring of pappus bristles, falling off as a unit. [2]