Antennaria pulchella is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Sierra pussytoes[3] and beautiful pussytoes.[4] 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.[4][5]

Description

Antennaria pulchella is a small, mat-forming perennial herb growing a patch of woolly grayish leaves dotted with purplish glands. It spreads via a tangled network of stolons. The erect inflorescence reaches no more than about twelve centimetres (4.7 in) tall. The species is dioecious, with male and female plants producing flower heads of slightly different morphologies. The fruit is an achene up to half a centimeter long, most of which is a long, soft pappus.[3][6]

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Antennaria pulchella". NatureServe Explorer Antennaria pulchella. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Antennaria pulchella Greene
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 410 Sierra pussytoes Antennaria pulchella Greene
  4. ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Antennaria pulchella E. Greene beautiful pussy toes, beautiful pussytoes
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1911. Leaflets of Botanical Observation and Criticism 2(7): 149–150

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