Asteraceae
Filago

Filago eriocephala Guss.

First published in Pl. Rar.: 344 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Europe to W. Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae.Kew Publishing

Morphology General Habit
Annual (5–)10–20(–35) cm, densely greyish-white lanate
Morphology Stem
Stems erect to procumbent, branched above middle
Morphology Leaves
Leaves oblong to lanceolate, acute, 8–24 × 2–5(–8) mm, upper leaves not overtopping the primary cluster of capitula; floral leaves as long as or shorter than clusters of capitula
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula in groups of 30–50, 9–17 × 10–12 mm; phyllaries in several whorls, ovate to lanceolate, ± 3 ×1 mm, keeled at apex, shortly aristate, scarious and glossy
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Inner female florets, 10–20, c. 2.5 mm; hermaphrodite florets 2–4, c. 2 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes pappose.
Ecology
Sandy soil, eroded places, roadsides; rare in the mountain region; alt. 1880–1900 m;
Phenology
flowering Jun
Distribution
. E, S and C Mediterranean region, Cyprus, W Iran, Palestine, Syria, Turkey.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images