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Scented pussytoes

Antennaria aromatica

Also called Aromatic Everlasting, Aromatic Pussytoes

Scented pussytoes
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Alberta to NW. U.S.A.

About

Antennaria aromatica, the scented pussytoes, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. The crushed foliage has a strong scent resembling that of citronella.

Other Antennaria plants

Alpine pussytoes · Pearly pussytoes · Box pussytoes · Silver pussytoes · Flat-top pussytoes · Denseleaf pussytoes · Low pussytoes · Stoloniferous pussytoes · Whip pussytoes · Fries' pussytoes · Pinewoods pussytoes · Howell's pussytoes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Antennaria aromatica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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