Antennaria virginica explained

Antennaria virginica is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names shalebarren pussytoes. It grows on Devonian shale^[1] in the eastern United States. It is found in central Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia, with a few populations in eastern Ohio.^[2]

Antennaria virginica grows up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, spreading by horizontal stems that run along the surface of the ground. Male and female flower heads are borne on separate plants. One plant can have several heads in a flat-topped array.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Natural Heritage Program, Central Appalachian Shale Barrens . 2015-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228212333/http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/natural_communities/ncTIVf.shtml . 2012-12-28 . dead .
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Antennaria%20virginica.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066094 Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 403 Shalebarren pussytoes Antennaria virginica Stebbins
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/604280#page/278/mode/1up Stebbins, George Ledyard 1935. Rhodora 37(439): 229–237