Antennaria umbrinella
Antennaria argentea
brown pussytoes, brown-bract pussytoes, umber or brown or brown-bract pussytoes, umber pussytoes
silver pussytoes, silvery everlasting, silvery pussytoes
7–16 cm (bases somewhat woody).
18–40 cm.
7–16 cm (usually erect, slightly woody).
none.
1-nerved, narrowly spatulate to cuneate, 10–17 × 2–5.4 mm, tips mucronate, faces gray-tomentose.
1–3-nerved, oblanceolate to elliptic, 20–50 × 4–15 mm, tips acute, faces ± gray-tomentose.
linear, 8–18 mm, not flagged (apices acute).
lanceolate, 15–45 mm, not flagged.
staminate 3–6 mm; pistillate 4–6.5 mm.
staminate 4–5 mm; pistillate 4–5 mm.
staminate 2.5–3.5 mm; pistillate 2.5–3.5 mm.
staminate 2.5–3.5 mm; pistillate 3–4 mm.
distally whitish, yellowish, or pale brownish (often streaked with pink or rose).
(relatively broad) distally silvery white.
3–8 in corymbiform arrays.
10–75 in paniculiform arrays.
0.5–1.2 mm, glabrous;
pappi: staminate 3–4.5 mm; pistillate 3–5 mm.
1–1.5 mm, glandular;
pappi: staminate 4–5 mm; pistillate 3–4 mm.
= 28, 56.
= 28.
Antennaria umbrinella
Antennaria argentea
Antennaria umbrinella is a primary sexual progenitor of the A. rosea complex (R. J. Bayer 1990b). It is characterized by somewhat erect, slightly woody stolons and phyllaries that are usually various shades of brown, sometimes white, or streaked with pink or rose (Bayer 1987b).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Antennaria argentea is distinguished by its robustly stoloniferous habit and silvery white phyllaries.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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