Antennaria argentea

Antennaria argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Antennaria
Species: A. argentea
Binomial name
Antennaria argentea
Benth.
Synonyms[1]
  • Antennaria luzuloides var. argentea (Benth.) A.Gray

Antennaria argentea is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common name silver pussytoes or silvery everlasting.[2][3] It is native primarily to Oregon and to northern and central California with additional populations in Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and Washington.[4][5]

Antennaria argentea grows in dry coniferous forests. This is a perennial herb forming a basal patch of woolly grayish oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long and many slender erect stems up to 40 centimeters tall. It is dioecious, with male and female plants producing different types of flowers. Both flower types are clustered in many flower heads with whitish phyllaries. The female plants produce fruits which are achenes with a soft pappus a few millimeters long.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Antennaria argentea (Gray) Benth. the attribution to Gray is in error
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 397 Silver pussytoes Antennaria argentea Bentham
  3. ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Silvery Everlasting, silver pussytoes, silvery pussytoes, Antennaria argentea Benth.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Wildflowers of Crater Lake National Park, Antennaria argentea' includes photos and range map

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