Logfia

Logfia
Logfia minima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Logfia Cass.
Synonyms
Xerotium Bluff & Fingerh.

Logfia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae of the family Asteraceae,¹² known as cottonrose.³⁴

Some cottonrose species were formerly classified under the genera Filago and/or Oglifa.

The following species are recognised in the genus Logfia:⁵

• Logfia clementei (Willk.) Holub — Canary Islands, southern Spain, Morocco and Algeria.
• Logfia gallica (L.) Coss. & Germ. — narrowleaf cottonrose; native to Macaronesia, Europe to Mediterranean and Caucasus. Introduced to Great Britain, western U.S. and Mexico, and Australia
• Logfia heterantha (Raf.) Holub — Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and north-western Africa.
• Logfia minima (Sm.) Dumort. — small cudweed; native to Macaronesia, Europe and north-western Africa. Introduced to the United States.