Cymbolaena

Cymbolaena griffithii

''Cymbolaena'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species ''Cymbolaena griffithii''. It is native to Asia, where it is distributed from Turkey to Pakistan. It is one of several genera in "the ''Filago'' group," and some authors include it within the genus ''Filago''.
Cymbolaena griffithii A small silvery annual of steppes and semidesert. Cymbolaena,Cymbolaena griffithii,Geotagged,Jordan,Spring

Appearance

This is an annual herb coated with appressed gray hairs. The stem is very short and the branches extend outward, making the plant squat in stature, sometimes forming a patch on the ground. The alternately arranged leaves are linear. The disc-shaped flower heads are clustered in glomerules 1 or 2 centimeters wide. There are layers of tiny woolly phyllaries around the flower head. It contains usually 4 tubular florets each no more than 1.5 millimeters long. Cypselas from bisexual florets have deciduous white pappi, and those from female florets lack pappi.
Cymbolaena griffithii Cymbolaena,Cymbolaena griffithii,Geotagged,Israel,Spring

Naming

The genus name ''Cymbolaena'' is a partial anagram of ''Bombycilaena''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCymbolaena
SpeciesC. griffithii
Photographed in
Israel
Jordan