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.[1] It is also naturalized in scattered locations in North America (British Columbia, Oregon, California)[2][3] and Australia (South Australia, Victoria),[4] Pakistan, and other places.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Filago |
| Species: | F. pyramidata
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| Filago pyramidata L. 1753
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Synonymy
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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.[5]
References
edit- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Bambagia spatolata, Filago pyramidata L. includes photos and European distribution map
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Filago pyramidata L. broadleaf cottonrose
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia
- ^ a b Flora of Pakistan, Filago pyramidata L.
