Gnaphalium norvegicum

Gnaphalium norvegicum, the highland cudweed[3] or Norwegian arctic cudweed,[4] is a European species of plants in the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Europe from the Mediterranean north to Finland and Iceland.[5][6]

Gnaphalium norvegicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gnaphalium
Species:
G. norvegicum
Binomial name
Gnaphalium norvegicum
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Gamochaeta norvegica (Gunnerus) Gren.
  • Gamochaeta norvegica (Gunnerus) Y.S. Chen & R.J. Bayer
  • Omalotheca norvegica (Gunnerus) Sch. Bip. & F.W. Schultz
  • Synchaeta norvegica (Gunnerus) Kirp.
  • Gnaphalium fuscatum Pers.
  • Gnaphalium fuscum Lam. 1788 non Scop. 1772
  • Gnaphalium medium Vill.

Gnaphalium norvegicum is similar to Gnaphalium sylvaticum, heath cudweed. However, it is 8 to 30 cm tall, the leaves are 3 veined, and all roughly equal in length. The leaves are also wooly/hairy on both sides.

It is a rare plant found in central Scotland and in the northern highlands, found on acidic mountain rocks. It flowers July to August.[7]

References
  1. Tropicos, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus
  2. The Plant List, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus
  3. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. "Omalotheca norvegica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. Altervista Flora Italiana, Canapicchia norvegese, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus includes photos and European distribution map
  6. Tela Botanica, Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunnerus in French with photos and French distribution map
  7. Rose, Francis (1981). The Wild Flower Key. Frederick Warne & Co. pp. 377–380. ISBN 0-7232-2419-6.
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