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Filago pyramidata
Also called Broad-leaved cutweed, Broad Leaved Cudweed, Broad Leaved Cottonrose
Filago pyramidata, the broadleaf cottonrose or broad-leaved cudweed, is a European plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East, plus Great Britain, the Low Countries, and Germany. It is also naturalized in scattered locations in North America (British Columbia, Oregon, California) and Australia (South Australia, Victoria), Pakistan, and other places.
Filago pyramidata is an annual plant up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, covered with woolly hairs. It produces flower heads in dense clumps of 8-16 heads, each containing several small flowers.
Filago discolor · Field cudweed · Filago griffithii · Filago prolifera · Evax pygmaea · Common cottonrose · Cottonrose
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Filago pyramidata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
