Antennaria anaphaloides

(Pearly Pussytoes)

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Antennaria anaphaloides, CR 16 west of Yampa, Routt Co. 0313

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Antennaria anaphaloides, CR 16 west of Yampa, Routt Co. 0319

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Antennaria anaphaloides, Mayflower Gulch, Summit Co. 6804

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Antennaria anaphaloides, Peak 7, Breckenridge 5888

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Antennaria anaphaloides, Crystal Lakes, Summit Co. 5861

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Antennaria anaphaloides, Peak 7, Breckenridge 5883

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Antennaria anaphaloides, CR 16 west of Yampa, Routt Co. 0299

Scientific Name Antennaria anaphaloides USDA PLANTS Symbol ANAN2
Common Name Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Pussytoes ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 36720
Family Asteraceae (Sunflower) SEINet
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Description Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (6000 to 12000 ft.); dry meadows, open areas, aspen groves, hillsides.
Plant: Perennial 8 to 20 inches tall, depending on altitude; one or more stems, no stolons; dioecious; pubescent stems and leaves with short, fine hairs.
Leaves: Basal leaves narrowly oblanceolate or elliptic; stem leaves oblanceolate or linear; 2 to 8 inches long, grey-green, surfaces gray-pubescent.
Inflorescence: Small white to slightly brownish, rayless flowers clustered in corymbiform arrays of 8 to 30; white phyllaries with dark brown/black spot in the middle surround fine pappus hairs in center.
Bloom Period: June to August.
Reference: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guennel, SEINet and American Southwest.
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Colorado Status:
Native

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