Logfia
Genus of flowering plants
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Logfia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae of the family Asteraceae,[1][2] known as cottonrose.[3][4]
| Logfia | |
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| Logfia minima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Logfia Cass. |
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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:[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.