| Antennaria racemosa | |
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| Antennaria racemosa near Chumstick Mountain, Chelan County Washington | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Antennaria |
| Species: | A. racemosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Antennaria racemosa | |
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Antennaria racemosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name racemose pussytoes. [2] It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south as far as northern California and Wyoming. [3] [4] It grows in mountain forests, generally in moist, partially shaded areas, and often colonizes bare patches of mineral-rich soil, including disturbed areas. [3]
Antennaria racemosa is a glandular perennial herb which may be small, woolly, and matted to nearly hairless and erect to heights near 50 cm (20 inches). [5] It forms basal patches of oval-shaped leaves 3 to 10 centimeters long, fuzzy on the undersides and shiny green above. [5] The patches are connected with stolons covered in leaves. [3] The erect stem bears an inflorescence which can be shaped like a raceme and is often dense, especially in higher elevations, containing several flower heads. [3] The species is dioecious, with male and female plants producing different types of flowers in the heads. [2] The fruit is an achene with a body only about a millimeter long attached to a soft pappus up to 7 millimeters long. [5] The pappus catches the wind, which disperses the seed. [3] The plant also reproduces vegetatively via its creeping stolons. [3]
References
External links
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Media related to
Antennaria racemosa at Wikimedia Commons - United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
- Calflora taxon report, University of California, Antennaria racemosa Hook. raceme pussytoes, racemose pussytoes
- Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
- Blackfoot Native Plants
- Canadian Wildflowers
