Antennaria argentea

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Antennaria argentea
Silver pussytoes imported from iNaturalist photo 214761286 on 10 September 2024.jpg
Status TNC G4.svg
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1] [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Antennaria
Species:
A. argentea
Binomial name
Antennaria argentea
Synonyms [3]
  • Antennaria luzuloides var. argentea(Benth.) A.Gray

Antennaria argentea is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name silver pussytoes or silvery everlasting. [4] [5] It is native primarily to Oregon and to northern and central California with additional populations in Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and Washington. [6] [7]

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. [4]

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<i>Antennaria</i> Genus of flowering plants

Antennaria is a genus of dioecious perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with a few species in temperate southern South America; the highest species diversity is in North America. Common names include catsfoot or cat's-foot, pussytoes and everlasting.

<i>Antennaria alpina</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria alpina is a European and North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae. Antennaria alpina is native to mountainous and subarctic regions of Scandinavia, Greenland, Alaska, and the Canadian Arctic, extending south at high altitudes in mountains in the Rocky Mountains south to Montana and Wyoming.

<i>Antennaria corymbosa</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria corymbosa is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names flat-top pussytoes or meadow pussytoes. It is native to western Canada and the Western United States south as far as Tulare County in California and Rio Arriba County in New Mexico. It grows in moist, cool areas such as mountain meadows and riverbanks. Most of the populations are found in the Rocky Mountains, the Cascades, and the Sierra Nevada.

<i>Antennaria dimorpha</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria dimorpha is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names low pussytoes or gray cushion pussytoes. It is native to western Canada and the western United States as far south as Riverside County in California and Rio Arriba County in New Mexico. It is generally found in dry areas. There are historical records of the species formerly occurring in northwestern Nebraska, but these populations appear now to be gone.

<i>Antennaria flagellaris</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria flagellaris is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names whip pussytoes and stoloniferous pussytoes. It is native primarily to the Great Basin and Columbia Plateau regions of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and northern Nevada, where it is a member of the sagebrush scrub plant community. Additional populations are found in northeastern California, Wyoming, the Black Hills of South Dakota, and the Canadian Province of British Columbia.

<i>Antennaria geyeri</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria geyeri is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name pinewoods pussytoes or mountain pussytoes. It is native to the western United States where it grows in woodland and scrub very often on the forest floor under pine trees. It is found in Washington, Oregon, northern California, and northwestern Nevada.

<i>Antennaria luzuloides</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria luzuloides is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name rush pussytoes. The species is native to western Canada and the western United States.

<i>Antennaria media</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria media is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Rocky Mountain pussytoes. It is native to western Canada and the Western United States from Alaska and Yukon Territory to California to New Mexico. It grows in cold Arctic and alpine regions, either at high latitudes in the Arctic or at high elevations in the mountains.

<i>Antennaria pulchella</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria pulchella is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Sierra pussytoes and beautiful pussytoes. It is native primarily to high elevations in the Sierra Nevada from Nevada County to Tulare County, where it is a plant of the alpine climate. Additional populations occur on Lassen Peak in Lassen County, and also in Washoe County, Nevada.

<i>Antennaria racemosa</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria racemosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name racemose pussytoes. It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south as far as northern California and Wyoming. It grows in mountain forests, generally in moist, partially shaded areas, and often colonizes bare patches of mineral-rich soil, including disturbed areas.

<i>Antennaria rosea</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria rosea is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name rosy pussytoes. Other common names include cat's foot and mountain everlasting. The second part of its scientific name, rosea, is Latin for pink.

<i>Antennaria suffrutescens</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria suffrutescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names evergreen pussytoes and evergreen everlasting. It is native to southwestern Oregon and far northeastern California. It grows in coniferous forests in the mountains, sometimes on serpentine soils.

<i>Antennaria umbrinella</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria umbrinella is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names umber pussytoes and brown pussytoes. It is native to southwestern Canada and the western United States as far south as Colorado, Coconino County in Arizona, and Tulare County in California). It grows in a variety of habitats at a variety of elevations, from lowland sagebrush steppe to subalpine meadows.

<i>Antennaria parvifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria parvifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common names small-leaf pussytoes and Nuttall's pussytoes. It is native to western and central North America.

<i>Antennaria plantaginifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria plantaginifolia is a perennial forb native to the eastern North America, that produces cream colored composite flowers in spring.

<i>Antennaria arcuata</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria arcuata, the box pussytoes, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the western part of the United States, in the States of Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada.

Antennaria densifolia, the denseleaf pussytoes, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to western Canada and the US states of Alaska and Montana. It grows in subalpine-alpine limestone talus.

<i>Antennaria lanata</i> Species of flowering plant

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 and the northwestern United States.

<i>Antennaria rosulata</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria rosulata is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Kaibab pussytoes or woolly pussytoes. It is native to the Southwestern United States, in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.

<i>Antennaria stenophylla</i> Species of flowering plant

Antennaria stenophylla is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name narrowleaf pussytoes. It is native to the Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, and Snake River Plain of the Western United States, in the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer Antennaria argentea". NatureServe Explorer Antennaria argentea. Arlington Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe. 2022-06-03. NatureServe Element Code:PDAST0H060. Retrieved 23 Jun 2022.
  2. Faber-Langendoen, D; Nichols, J; Master, L; Snow, K; Tomaino, A; Bittman, R; Hammerson, G; Heidel, B; Ramsay, L; Teucher, A; Young, B (2012). NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks (PDF) (Report). Arlington, Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe.
  3. The Plant List, Antennaria argentea (Gray) Benth. the attribution to Gray is in error
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 397 Silver pussytoes Antennaria argentea Bentham
  5. Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Silvery Everlasting, silver pussytoes, silvery pussytoes, Antennaria argentea Benth.
  6. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  7. Wildflowers of Crater Lake National Park, Antennaria argentea includes photos and range map