Logfia filaginoides

Logfia filaginoides
Logfia filaginoides, California cottonrose.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Logfia
Species: L. filaginoides
Binomial name
Logfia filaginoides
(Hook. & Arn.) Morefield
Synonyms

Filago californica (Nutt.) Holub

Logfia filaginoides (formerly Filago californica),[1] also called herba impia or cottonrose, is a small annual plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), found in the Southwestern United States.[2]

Range and habitat

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]

Growth pattern

It is a hairy, erect, annual plant growing between 2" and 12" tall.[2]

Leaves and stems

It's 1/4" to 3/4" long leaves are attached to the stems without a little stem (petiole) at the bottom of the leaf (sessile).[2]

Flowers

The 1/8" 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

Fruits are tiny, flattened achenes with a ring of pappus bristles, falling off as a unit.[2]

References

  1. Mojave Desert Widlflowers, 2nd E. 2013, p 314
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mojave Desert Widlflowers, 2nd E. 2013, p 266
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