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Antennaria flagellaris
Antennaria flagellaris on Badger Mountain, Douglas County Washington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Antennaria
Species:
A. flagellaris
Binomial name
Antennaria flagellaris
Synonyms[1]
  • Antennaria dimorpha var. flagellaris A.Gray

Antennaria flagellaris is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names whip pussytoes and stoloniferous pussytoes.[2] It is native primarily to the Great Basin and Columbia Plateau regions of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and northern Nevada (Elko County), where it is a member of the sagebrush scrub plant community. Additional populations are found in northeastern California (Lassen + Modoc Counties), Wyoming (Park + Teton Counties), the Black Hills of South Dakota (Custer County), and the Canadian Province of British Columbia.[3]

Antennaria flagellaris is a petite perennial herb forming a thin patch on the ground no more than 2 centimeters high. It grows from a slender caudex and spreads via thin, wiry, cobwebby stolons. The woolly grayish leaves are one to two centimeters long and generally lance-shaped. The tiny inflorescence holds a single flower head less than a centimeter wide. The species is dioecious, with male plants producing only staminate flowers and female plants producing only pistillate flowers. The fruit is a bumpy achene up to a centimeter long including its long, soft pappus.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List Antennaria flagellaris (A.Gray) A.Gray
  2. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, stoloniferous pussy toes, stoloniferous pussytoes, Antennaria flagellaris (A. Gray) A. Gray
  3. ^ Biota of North America 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 399 Antennaria flagellaris (A. Gray) A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 17: 212. 1882.
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