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Asteraceae

Common cottonrose

Filago germanica (L.) Huds.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Filago

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Common cottonrose: Habitus Taxonym: Filago arvensis and Filago vulgaris ss Fischer et al. EfÖLS 2008 ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9 Location: „Auf der Heide“ south of Eichenbrunn, distric
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Common names

By language (15)
Belarusian
Калматка германская
Bulgarian
Обикновена свещица
Czech
Bělolist obecný
Danish
Kugle-Museurt
Dutch
Duits viltkruid
English
Common cottonrose, Common cutweed, Cudweed
Finnish
Saksantuulenlento
French
Cotonnière allemande, Coton de mer, Cotonnière commune, Cotonnière d'Allemagne, Cotonnière vulgaire, Herbe à coton, Immortelle d'Allemagne
German
Deutsches Filzkraut
Irish
Cáithluibh
kw
Killes kemmyn
Polish
Nicennica niemiecka
Slovak
Bielolist obyčajný
Swedish
Klotullört
Welsh
Edafeddog lwyd, Llwyd y ffordd

Synonyms

  • Filago caespitosa Raf. ex DC.
  • Filago canescens Jord.
  • Filago germanica subsp. canescens (Jord.) Nyman
  • Filago germanica subsp. germanica
  • Filago germanica subsp. germanica
  • Filago germanica subsp. numidica (Pomel) Maire
  • Filago germanica var. furcata (Coss.) Maire
  • Filago germanica var. germanica
  • Filago germanica var. numidica (Pomel) Batt.
  • Filago germanica var. prostrata Batt.
  • Filago kaltenbachii Sch.Bip. ex Nyman
  • Filago numidica Pomel
  • Filago pyramidata subsp. canescens (Jord.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Filago rotundata Moench
  • Filago subspicata Boreau
  • Filago vulgaris Lam.
  • Filago vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
  • Filago vulgaris var. vulgaris
  • Gifola canescens Fourr.
  • Gifola germanica Dumort.
  • Gifola numidica (Pomel) Chrtek & Holub
  • Gifola pyramidalis Dumort.
  • Gnaphalium dichotomum Salisb.
  • Gnaphalium germanicum L.
  • Impia germanica Bluff & Fingerh.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.