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Asteraceae

Alpine arctic cudweed

Gnaphalium supinum L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gnaphalium

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Alpine arctic cudweed: Gnaphalium supinum
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
平卧湿鼠曲草, 平卧鼠麴草, 细叶鼠曲草
Czech
Protěž nízká
English
Alpine arctic cudweed
Finnish
Lumijäkkärä
German
Zwerg-Ruhrkraut

Synonyms

  • Dasyanthus supinus (L.) Bubani
  • Gnaphalium acaule Sieber ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Gnaphalium alpinum Lightf.
  • Gnaphalium balcanicum Velen.
  • Gnaphalium filiforme Lilj.
  • Gnaphalium fuscum Scop.
  • Gnaphalium pusillum Vand.
  • Gnaphalium pusillum Haenke
  • Gnaphalium rectum C.A.Mey.
  • Gnaphalium subacaule Krock
  • Gnaphalium supinum f. supinum
  • Gnaphalium supinum var. subacaule Wahlenb.
  • Gnaphalium supinum var. supinum
  • Omalotheca supina (L.) Cass.
  • Omalotheca supina (L.) DC.

Flowers

In flower
July to August (from 35 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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.