Cottonrose

Logfia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae of the family Asteraceae,^[1][2] known as cottonrose.^[3][4]

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.

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