Antennaria friesiana, or Fries' pussytoes, is an Arctic species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is the northern reaches of Asia and North America (Russia, Alaska, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador, and Greenland). Many of the populations lack male (staminate) flowers and reproduce asexually.[2][3][4][5]

Subspecies[1][2]

Classification of this and related species is still a subject of discussion, but The Plant List maintained by Kew Botanic Gardens in London recognizes four subspecies:

References

  1. ^ a b The Plant List search for Antennaria friesiana
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 412 Antennaria friesiana (Trautvetter) E. Ekman
  3. ^ Hultén, E. 1968. Flora of Alaska i–xxi, 1–1008. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
  4. ^ Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory i–xvii, 1–669. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 State-Level Species Map
  6. ^ The International Plant Names Index

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