Burke: Antennaria lanata

	Antennaria lanata
	woolly pussytoes
Habit	Perennial from a short woody base, not rhizomatous, 1-2 dm. tall, densely and persistently white-woolly throughout.
Leaves	Basal leaves erect, tufted and persistant, 3-10 cm. long and 3-10 mm. wide, usually with 3 main veins; cauline leaves linear, progressively reduced upward.
Flowers	Heads several in a compact inflorescence; pistillate involucres 5-8 mm. high, white-woolly toward the usually greenish base, the scarious portion dark brown or greenish-black below, paler toward the whitish tip; staminate involucres similar but smaller.
Fruits	Achene terete.

	Antennaria lanata
Flowering time	July-September
Habitat	Dry or moist subalpine to alpine meadows, rocky slopes, and ridges.
Distribution	Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Alberta, Wyoming, and Utah. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern
Sibling taxa	A. alpina, A. anaphaloides, A. corymbosa, A. dimorpha, A. flagellaris, A. geyeri, A. howellii, A. luzuloides, A. media, A. microphylla, A. monocephala, A. parvifolia, A. pulcherrima, A. racemosa, A. stenophylla, A. umbrinella
Web links	Local floras: BC, OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Antennaria lanata

woolly pussytoes

Habit

Perennial from a short woody base, not rhizomatous, 1-2 dm. tall, densely and persistently white-woolly throughout.

Leaves

Basal leaves erect, tufted and persistant, 3-10 cm. long and 3-10 mm. wide, usually with 3 main veins;

cauline leaves linear, progressively reduced upward.

Flowers

Heads several in a compact inflorescence; pistillate involucres 5-8 mm. high, white-woolly toward the usually greenish base, the scarious portion dark brown or greenish-black below, paler toward the whitish tip; staminate involucres similar but smaller.

Fruits

Achene terete.