Antennaria pulcherrima

Antennaria pulcherrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Antennaria
Species: A. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Antennaria pulcherrima
(Hook.) Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Antennaria carpatica var. pulcherrima Hook.
  • Antennaria pulcherrima var. angustisquama A.E.Porsild
  • Antennaria pulcherrima var. sordida B.Boivin
  • Antennaria carpatica var. humilis Hook., syn of subsp. eucosma
  • Antennaria eucosma Fernald & Wiegand., syn of subsp. eucosma

Antennaria pulchella is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common names showy pussytoes and handsome pussytoes.[2] It is widespread across much of Canada including the three Arctic Territories, as well as in parts of the United States (Alaska, the northern Rocky Mountains and northern Cascades).[3][4]

Description

Antennaria pulcherrima is a herbaceous plant up to 65 cm tall. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. It tends to grow on alluvial soils deposited by streams, generally in alpine or subarctic environments.[2]

Subspecies[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 The Plant List search for Antennaria pulcherrima
  2. 1 2 3 Flora of North America FNA Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 400 Showy or handsome pussytoes, antennaire magnifique, Antennaria pulcherrima (Hooker) Greene, Pittonia. 3: 176. 1897.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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