Antennaria solitaria

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Antennaria solitaria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Antennaria
Species:
A. solitaria
Binomial name
Antennaria solitaria
Synonyms [1]
  • Antennaria monocephala(Torr. & A.Gray) Greene 1897, illegitimate homonym not DC. 1838 [Illegitimate]
  • Antennaria plantaginifolia var. monocephalaTorr. & A.Gray 1843

Antennaria solitaria is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name singlehead pussytoes. [2] It is found in the southeastern and east-central part of the United States from Delaware and southern Pennsylvania west to southern Illinois and south as far as Georgia and Louisiana. [3]

Antennaria solitaria sometimes grows up to 35 cm (14 inches) in height. Flower heads are borne singly rather than in arrays of several heads. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The species tends to grow on slopes or streambanks in moist, rich forests. [2]

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

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

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

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