Antennaria microphylla |
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little-leaf pussytoes, rosy pussytoes, white pussytoes |
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Habit | Dioecious, mat-forming, stoloniferous perennial 5-40 cm. tall; stolons up to 10 cm. long, decumbent; upper surface of the stems with stalked glands, the hairs white or purple. |
Leaves | Leaves 1-nerved; upper surface of the leaves covered with silvery-white hairs; basal leaves spatulate or oblanceolate with a wedge-shaped base; cauline leaves linear, alternate. |
Flowers | Heads several in a sub-capitate cyme; pistillate involucres 4-10 mm. long; scarious portion of the involucre bracts white, straw-colored or light yellow. |
Fruits | Achene. |
Antennaria microphylla |
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Flowering time | June-August |
Habitat | Dry to moist habitats, including meadows, ponderosa pine forest openings, rocky slopes, and floodplains from the lowlands to the alpine. |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington, but more common east of the crest; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern Canada.
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Origin | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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