PLANTS Profile for Omalotheca sylvatica (woodland arctic cudweed)

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Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz
woodland arctic cudweed

Symbol:

OMSY

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz

Gnaphalium sylvaticum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 456. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz

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Synonyms:
Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz

GNSY2

Gnaphalium sylvaticum L.

Distribution:
Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (ME, MI, NH, NY, PA, VT, WI), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Omalotheca

Classification:
Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Omalotheca Cass. – arctic cudweed
Species	Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz – woodland arctic cudweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
woodland cudweed		Special Concern
Michigan:
Gnaphalium sylvaticum
cudweed		Threatened
New York:
Gnaphalium sylvaticum
woodland cudweed		Endangered
Vermont:
woodland cudweed		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38138.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/23/2008 04:38 PM MDT