Filago contracta

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Filago contracta
Systematics
Order : Astern-like (Asterales)
Family : Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily : Asteroideae
Tribe : Gnaphalieae
Genre : Felt herbs ( Filago )
Type : Filago contracta
Scientific name
Filago contracta
( Boiss. ) Chrtek & Holub

Filago contracta is a plant from the genus of Filzkräuter ( filago ) in the family of Compositae (Asteraceae).

features

Filago contracta is an annual creeping therophyte that reaches heights of 1 to 4 centimeters. The rosette leaves are erect, prickly, lanceolate-spatulate and narrow at the base clearly stalk-like, 15 to 30 millimeters long and about four times as long as the head. The bracts are 3 millimeters long, their awn measures 0.5 millimeters.

The flowering period extends from March to May.

Occurrence

Filago contracta occurs in the eastern Mediterranean and in the Middle East. The species grows on dry wasteland and where it steps.

Synonyms

  • Evax contracta Boiss.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d e Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 307 .
  2. ↑ Werner Greuter (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). - In: W. Greuter & E. von Raab-Straube (eds.): Compositae. Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Datasheet Filago contracta In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.