Ifloga

Ifloga spicata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Gnaphalieae
Subtribus: Gnaphaliinae
Genus: Ifloga
Species: I. ambigua – I. anomala – I. candida – I. decumbens – I. glomerata – I. lerouxiae – I. molluginoides – I. obovata – I. paronychioides – I. pilulifera – I. polycnemoides – I. repens – I. spicata – I. thellungiana – I. verticillata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ifloga in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 04. Reference page.

Name

Ifloga Cass., Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1819: 142 (1819).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Trichogyne Less., Linnaea 6: 231 (1831).
  • Petalactella N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 100 (1894).
  • Comptonanthus B.Nord., J. S. African Bot. 30: 54 (1964).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Selvagens. Regional: West Tropical Africa Mauritania. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan-South Sudan. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India, Pakistan, West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cassini, A.H.G. de 1819. Examen analytique du genre Filago du Linné. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique 1819: 141–144. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ifloga in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Ifloga. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ifloga. Published online. Accessed: 4 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ifloga. Accessed: 4 Nov 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• suomi: Tuuliot

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