Antennaria lanata

Antennaria lanata is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common name woolly pussytoes.[2] It is native to western Canada (Alberta, British Columbia) and the northwestern United States (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and extreme northern California (Del Norte and Trinity Counties)).[3][4]

Antennaria lanata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Antennaria
Species:
A. lanata
Binomial name
Antennaria lanata
(Hook.) Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Antennaria carpatica var. lanata Hook.
  • Antennaria villifera Boriss.

Antennaria lanata is a small herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are covered with thick white hairs resembling wool. It is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. It grows in protected alpine and subalpine sites in mountainous areas.[2]

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