Ifloga ambigua

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: Ifloga ambigua

Name

Ifloga ambigua (L.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 419 (1913 publ. 1914).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Artemisia ambigua L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1190 (1763).
• Homotypic
  • Seriphium ambiguum (L.) L. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 13.: 665 (1774).
  • Trichogyne ambigua (L.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 425 (1913 publ. 1914).
• Heterotypic
  • Stoebe disticha L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 391 (1782).
    • Ifloga disticha (L.f.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4(Suppl. 2): 628 (1916 publ. 1917).
  • Seriphium laricifolium Lam., Encycl. 1: 271 (1783).
    • Stoebe laricifolia (Lam.) F.Dietr., Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 9: 542 (1809).
    • Trichogyne laricifolia (Lam.) Less., Linnaea 6: 231 (1831).
    • Ifloga laricifolia (Lam.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 204 (1899).
  • Stoebe fasciculata Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 169 (1800).
    • Seriphium fasciculatum (Thunb.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 501 (1807).
  • Metalasia seriphioides D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 558 (1826), nom. illeg.
    • Trichogyne seriphioides Less., Linnaea 6: 232 (1831).
    • Ifloga seriphioides (Less.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 204 (1899).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Druce, G.C. 1914. Supplement to Botanical Exchange Club Report for 1913. Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles 3(5): 405–440. BHL PDF Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ifloga ambigua. Published online. Accessed: May 05 2023. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ifloga ambigua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ifloga ambigua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 May 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ifloga ambigua. Accessed: 04 Nov 2025. Reference page.