Antennaria parlinii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Antennaria |
Species: | A. parlinii |
Binomial name | |
Antennaria parlinii | |
Subspecies [2] | |
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Synonyms [3] [4] | |
Synonymy of subsp. parlinii
Synonymy of subsp. fallax
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Antennaria parlinii, known as Parlin's pussytoes, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Like other species in the genus, the plant is dioecious. It is widespread across eastern and central Canada and eastern and central United States, from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south as far as Texas and Georgia. [5] [6]
Antennaria parlinii is an herb up to 45 centimetres (18 in) tall. [6] Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants (also known as dioecy); in some populations all the plants are female. White flowers bloom April to June, with 4 to 12 or more flowerheads on a cluster at the top of the stems. [7] The common name refers to the resemblance of the flowers to the toes of a cat. [8] The basal leaves are 2.5–9.5 centimetres (1–3.75 in) long and up to 4.4 centimetres (1.75 in) wide. A. parlinii is very similar to the species Antennaria plantaginifolia (plantain leaf pussytoes), although the flowers of A. parlinii are larger. [7]
This species is found in Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia) and the United States (entirety of the Central United States and Eastern United States except for Florida). [6] It grows in dry, rocky areas in full sun to partial shade. It prefers acid soil. [9]
As of December 2024 [update] , the conservation group NatureServe listed Antennaria parlinii as Secure (G5) worldwide. This status was last reviewed on 28 August 2023. [1]
At the state and provincial level within Canada and the United States, the species is listed as Secure (S5) in Ontario, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Apparently Secure (S4) in Delaware, North Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia; Vulnerable (S3) in Georgia; Imperiled (S2) in Nova Scotia; Critically Imperiled (S1) in New Brunswick and Possibly Extirpated (SH) in Manitoba. The species is not yet assessed in any other state or province across its range. [1]
Antennaria parlinii was first formally named and described by Merritt Lyndon Fernald in 1897. [2]
The specific epithet, parlinii, was named after John Crawford Parlin who recognized the uniqueness of this species. [10] In English, the species is commonly known as Parlin's pussytoes. [1]
As of December 2024 [update] , Plants of the World Online recognizes two subspecies for this taxon: [2]
The two subspecies can be differentiated using the stems and basal leaves. A. p. subsp. fallax has glandless stems and basal leaves that are adaxially tomentose, while A. p. subsp. parlinii has stems with purple, glandular hairs and basal leaves that are adaxially glabrous. [6]
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.
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Galium album, common names white bedstraw and upright hedge bedstraw, is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae and is native to much of Europe.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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Symphyotrichum depauperatum, commonly known as serpentine aster or starved aster, is a rare species in the family Asteraceae adapted to serpentine barrens, an ecosystem with a high concentration of toxic metals in the soil. It has been found in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and on some diabase glades in North Carolina. It grows to 50 centimeters and has white ray florets surrounding a center of yellow disk florets.
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.
Antennaria plantaginifolia is a perennial forb native to the eastern North America, that produces cream colored composite flowers in spring.
Sagittaria graminea, the grassy arrowhead or grass-leaved arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species native to eastern North America.
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