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Logfia filaginoides (formerly Filago californica), also called herba impia or cottonrose, is a small annual plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), found in the Southwestern United States. It grows throughout Southern California to Texas and Mexico. In the Mojave Desert, it grows in creosote bush scrub and Joshua tree woodlands.

Plant type

Annual herb

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland