Antennaria lanata explained

Antennaria lanata is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common name woolly pussytoes. It is native to western Canada (Alberta, British Columbia) and the northwestern United States (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and extreme northern California (Del Norte and Trinity Counties)).[1] [2]

Antennaria lanata is a small herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are covered with thick white hairs resembling wool. It is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. It grows in protected alpine and subalpine sites in mountainous areas.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Antennaria%20lanata.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8880 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Antennaria lanata (Hook.) Greene, woolly pussy toes
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066077 Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 399 Woolly pussytoes Antennaria lanata (Hooker) Greene, Pittonia. 3: 288. 1898.