| Omalotheca | |
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| Omalotheca supina1 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Omalotheca Cass. |
| Type species | |
| Omalotheca supina | |
| Synonyms2 | |
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Omalotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.32 It is commonly known as arctic cudweed.45
There is some disagreement about which species should be included in Omalotheca. Some or all of the species are sometimes included in Gnaphalium.6
Species
As of April 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:7
- Omalotheca caucasica (Sommier & Levier) Czerep.
- Omalotheca diminuta (Braun-Blanq.) Bartolucci & Galasso
- Omalotheca hoppeana (W.D.J.Koch) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.
- Omalotheca leucopilina (Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss.) Holub
- Omalotheca nanchuanensis (Y.Ling & Y.Q.Tseng) Holub
- Omalotheca norvegica (Gunnerus) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.
- Omalotheca roeseri (Boiss. & Heldr.) Holub
- Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.
- Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.
- Omalotheca × traunsteineri (Murr) Dostál
References
References
- 1796 painting by Jacob Sturm; published in Johann Georg Sturm - Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, labeled as Gnaphalium supinum
- Tropicos, Omalotheca Cass.
- Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1828. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles [Second edition] 56: 218–219in French
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database: Omalotheca Cass. 12/26/2012 05:16 PM CST
- Flora of North America Omalotheca Cassini in F. Cuvier
- Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- "Omalotheca Cass". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-20.