Filago eriosphaera
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Filago eriosphaera is a plant from the genus of Filzkräuter ( filago ) in the family of Compositae (Asteraceae).
features
Filago eriosphaera is a fast growing, richly branched, stemless, annual creeping therophyte that reaches heights of 1 centimeter. The leaves are roughly the length of the ball. The inner chaff leaves are very densely woolly and cover the individual balls so that only the bent-back awn tips of the chaff leaves can be seen.
The flowering period extends from April to May.
Occurrence
Filago eriosphaera occurs in the northeastern Mediterranean . Their distribution area includes the islands of the Aegean Sea, Crete, Cyprus, Lebanon and Turkey. The species grows on dry pioneer sites and sand dunes.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d 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. 306 .
- ↑ 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 eriosphaera In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.