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Field pussytoes

Antennaria neglecta

Also called Prairie Pussytoes, Field Pussy Toes

Field pussytoes
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Subarctic America to U.S.A.

About

Antennaria neglecta is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name field pussytoes. It is widespread across much of Canada (including Northwest Territories plus all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador) as well as the northeastern and north-central United States.

Antennaria neglecta is an herb up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall with as many as 8 flowering heads per plant. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants, some populations being composed entirely of female plants.

Other Antennaria plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Antennaria neglecta 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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