Omalotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][2] It is commonly known as arctic cudweed.[4][5]
There is some disagreement about which species should be included in Omalotheca. Some or all of the species are sometimes included in Gnaphalium.[6]
Species
As of April 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[7]
- Omalotheca caucasica (Sommier & Levier) Czerep.
- Omalotheca diminuta (Braun-Blanq.) Bartolucci & Galasso
- Omalotheca hoppeana (W.D.J.Koch) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.
- Omalotheca leucopilina (Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss.) Holub
- Omalotheca nanchuanensis (Y.Ling & Y.Q.Tseng) Holub
- Omalotheca norvegica (Gunnerus) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.
- Omalotheca roeseri (Boiss. & Heldr.) Holub
- Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.
- Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.
- Omalotheca × traunsteineri (Murr) Dostál
References
- ^ 1796 painting by Jacob Sturm; published in Johann Georg Sturm - Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, labeled as Gnaphalium supinum
- ^ a b Tropicos, Omalotheca Cass.
- ^ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1828. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles [Second edition] 56: 218–219in French
- ^ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database: Omalotheca Cass. 12/26/2012 05:16 PM CST
- ^ Flora of North America Omalotheca Cassini in F. Cuvier
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ "Omalotheca Cass". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-20.