PLANTS Profile for Omalotheca supina (alpine arctic cudweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.
alpine arctic cudweed

Symbol:

OMSU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Line Drawing of Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.

Gnaphalium supinum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 455. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.

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Synonyms:
Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.

GNSU2

Gnaphalium supinum L.

Distribution:
Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.


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USA (ME, NH), CAN (LB, NF, QC), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Omalotheca

Classification:
Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.

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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 supina (L.) DC. – alpine arctic cudweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.

This plant and synonym 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:
alpine cudweed		Endangered
New Hampshire:
Gnaphalium supinum
mountain cudweed		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38137.

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Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 10:12 PM CDT