Filago vulgaris
Fl. Franç. 2: 61. 1779
Phenology: Flowering and fruiting (Apr–)Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Relatively dry, usually sandy soils, old fields, pastures, usually disturbed
Elevation: 10–1000 m
Distribution

B.C., Del., D.C., Fla., La., Md., Mass., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., S.C., Va., W.Va., Eurasia, n Africa.
Discussion
Filago vulgaris arrived in North America before 1739 (G. Wagenitz 1976). Paucity of modern collections suggests that it may not spread much or persist for long in the flora area. Reports from southern Ontario, Alabama, Georgia, and Kentucky have not been confirmed by me. The illustration of “Filago germanica” in L. Abrams and R. S. Ferris (1923–1960, vol. 4) depicts F. pyramidata var. pyramidata.
I agree with G. Wagenitz’s (1965) nomenclatural analysis. Filago vulgaris replaced F. germanica Linnaeus, which is a later homonym of F. germanica Hudson, which in turn is a superfluous name for F. pyramidata Linnaeus.
References
None.
Lower Taxa
Author | James D. Morefield + |
Authority | Lamarck + |
Basionyms | Filago germanica + |
Common name | Common cottonrose + and cotonnière commune + |
Distribution | B.C. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Eurasia + and n Africa. + |
Elevation | 10–1000 m + |
Habitat | Relatively dry, usually sandy soils, old fields, pastures, usually disturbed + |
Illustrator | Linny Heagy + |
Introduced | true + |
Phenology | Flowering and fruiting (Apr–)Jun–Sep. + |
Publication title | Fl. Franç. + |
Publication year | 1779 + |
Reference | None + |
Source xml | https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse grained fna xml/V19-20-21/V19 742.xml + |
Synonyms | Gifola germanica + |
Taxon family | Asteraceae + |
Taxon name | Filago vulgaris + |
Taxon parent | Filago + |
Taxon rank | species + |
Volume | Volume 19 + |