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Shale barren pussytoes

Antennaria virginica

Shale barren pussytoes
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
E. U.S.A.

About

Antennaria virginica is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names shalebarren pussytoes. It grows on Devonian shale barrens in the eastern United States. It is found in central Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia, with a few populations in eastern Ohio.

Antennaria virginica grows up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, spreading by horizontal stems that run along the surface of the ground. Male and female flower heads are borne on separate plants. One plant can have several heads in a flat-topped array.

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 virginica 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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