Omalotheca norvegica
Omalotheca norvegica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Omalotheca |
Species: | O. norvegica |
Binomial name | |
Omalotheca norvegica (Gunnerus) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip. | |
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Omalotheca norvegica, synonym Gnaphalium norvegicum, is a European species of plants in the family Asteraceae.[1] It is known as the highland cudweed[2] or Norwegian arctic cudweed.[3] It is native to eastern Canada and Greenland, and widespread across much of Eurasia from the Mediterranean north to Finland and Iceland and east to Siberia.[1][4][5]
Omalotheca norvegica is similar to Omalotheca sylvatica, heath cudweed. However, it is 8 to 30 cm tall, the leaves are 3 veined, and all roughly equal in length. The leaves are also wooly/hairy on both sides.
In Great Britain, it is a rare plant found in central Scotland and in the northern highlands, found on acidic mountain rocks. It flowers July to August.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Omalotheca norvegica (Gunnerus) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Omalotheca norvegica". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Canapicchia norvegese, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus includes photos and European distribution map
- ^ Tela Botanica, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus in French with photos and French distribution map
- ^ Rose, Francis (1981). The Wild Flower Key. Frederick Warne & Co. pp. 377–380. ISBN 0-7232-2419-6.
External links
Media related to Gamochaeta norvegica at Wikimedia Commons
- Den Virtuella floran, Norsknoppa, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus in Swedish with photos
- Botanik im Bild, Flora von Österreich, Gnaphalium norvegicum (Omalotheca norvegica) photos with captions in German