Asteraceae

Filago Loefl.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 927, 1199 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, Medit.to NE. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Europe to Mongolia and Nepal, SW. & S. Central U.S.A. to NW. Mexico.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Arizona, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mexico Northwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

Alaska, British Columbia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • Bayer et al. in Kubitzki, Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. 8: 264 [2006] (2007)
  • C. C. Townsend (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae. Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). Kew Publishing
  • Chrtek J. & Holub, J. (1963). Poznámky k taxonomii a nomenlaktuře rodů Evax Gaertn. a Filago L. Preslia 35: 1–17.
  • Fayed A. & Zareh, M. (1988). Systematic revision of Compositae in Egypt. 3. Inuleae: Filago and Ifloga. Willdenowia 17: 115–123.
  • L. Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 397 (1754)
  • L. Sp. Pl.: 927 (1753)
  • Wagenitz, G. (1969). Abgrenzung und Gliederung der Gattung Filago L. s.l. (Compositae – Inuleae). Willdenowia 5: 395–444.
  • Wagenitz, G. (1970). A key to the species of Filago L. sensu lato (Compositae) in Palestine. Israel Journ. Bot. 19: 260–265.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 31, 2010 Lange, J. [s.n.] Spain K000037386 Type Yes
Reverchon, J. [1554] United States K002516876 Yes
[Spring] [299] Malta K002516680 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K001739451 Yes
Reverchon, E. [229] France K002516797 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001739476 Yes
{Reverchon, J.; Curtiss} [1408] United States K002516866 Yes
Heldreich, D. [1443] Greece K000978318 Unknown Type Material Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [5781] Iran K002516827 Yes
Palmer, E. [50] Mexico K002516872 Yes
{Davis} [42679 A] Türkiye K002516798 Yes
Schinini, A.; Sánchez Garcia, S.; Sánchez Peñalver, F.J. [32092] Spain K001765558 Yes
Lange, J. [s.n.] K001739477 Yes
Davis [50524] Libya K002516841 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [421] United States K001739505 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] K002516864 Yes
Palmer, E. [221] Mexico K002516873 Yes
Palmer, E. [1146] United States K001739449 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001739484 Yes
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1198] Spain K000037398 Type Yes
Moris [s.n.] K001739475 Yes
Muller [s.n.] K001739483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001739485 Yes
Tenore [s.n.] K001739462 Yes
Jan [s.n.] K001739460 Yes
s.coll. [789] Spain K000037384 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindheimer, F. [632] United States K002516869 Yes
{W. H. Emory, Jr.; Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.} [534] K002516875 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [632] United States K001739506 Yes
Willkommii, H.M. [471] K001739478 Yes
Valdés-Bermajo, E.; [6576] Spain K001905354 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001739470 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001739486 Yes
s.coll. [2441] K002516867 Yes
Davis [42585] Türkiye K002516796 Yes
s.coll. [625] K001739469 Yes
ScarlettRichards (Mrs) [253] Portugal K002516736 Yes
Welwitsch [s.n.] K001739473 Yes
{Davis} [42901] Türkiye K002516795 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Morocco K001739472 Yes
{Bonnet} [s.n.] Tunisia K002516830 Yes
Wright, C. [1404] Mexico K002516874 Yes
s.coll. [190] K001739463 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001739468 Yes
Sintenis, P. [525] K002516741 Yes
Moggridge, M. [s.n.] K001739474 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain K002516737 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K001739479 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K002516673 Yes
Saleman [s.n.] Malaysia K001739480 Yes
de Marsilly; [P. Mabille] [149] K001739459 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malta K002516679 Yes
Kralik, L. [648] K001739471 Yes
Fleischer [s.n.] K002516794 Yes
Hall, E. [317] United States K002516868 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] Malta K002516681 Yes
Romain, C. [1254] Algeria K001739481 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002516870 Yes
Reverchon, J. [553] United States K002516863 Yes
Dufour, J.M.L. [s.n.] K001739461 Yes
Tharp, B.C. [s.n.] United States K002516865 Yes
{Drummond} [[178]] United States K001739464 Yes
Ash, J. [1030] Ethiopia K002516582 Yes
Cowan, J.M.; Darlington, C.D. [677] Iran K002516824 Yes
[Satzmann] [s.n.] K001739467 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [421] United States K001739466 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1167] Yemen K002516825 Yes
Huet du Pavillon, E.; Huet de Pavillon, A. [s.n.] K001739458 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [632] United States K001739465 Yes
Heldreich, D. [1443] Greece K000978320 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [547] Mexico K001739450 Yes
Letourneux, A. [s.n.] Egypt K002516740 Yes
Bush, B.F. [641] United States K002516862 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Algeria K002516831 Yes
Fleischer [s.n.] K001739482 Yes
Davis [49953] Libya K002516840 Yes
Heldreich, D. [1443] Greece K000978319 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D56318] Iran K002516793 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7725] United States K002516877 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Sintenis, P.; Rigo, G. [320] Cyprus Evax K000978340 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Balansa, B. [631] Türkiye Evax K000978342 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Kotschy, T. [309] Cyprus Evax K000978343 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H. [45080] Türkiye Evax K000978345 Type Yes
Sintenis, P.; Rigo, G. [305] Cyprus Evax K000978346 Type Yes
Sintenis, P.; Rigo, G. [302, 303, 304] Cyprus Evax K000978347 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [526] Türkiye Evax K000978341 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Türkiye Evax K000978339 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Türkiye Evax K000978344 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P.; Rigo, G. [302, 303, 304] Cyprus Evax K000978348 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Türkiye Evax K000978338 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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