Antennaria argentea

Taxobox
name = "Antennaria argentea"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Gnaphalieae
genus = "Antennaria"
species = "A. argentea"
binomial = "Antennaria argentea"
binomial_authority = Benth.

"Antennaria argentea" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name silver pussytoes. It is native to Oregon and northern California and Nevada, where it grows in dry coniferous forests. This is a perennial herb forming a basal patch of woolly grayish oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long and many slender erect stems up to 40 centimeters tall. It is dioecious, with male and female plants producing different types of flowers. Both flower types are clustered in many flower heads with whitish phyllaries. The female plants produce fruits which are achenes with a soft pappus a few millimeters long.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,671,672 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANAR5 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Antennaria+argentea Photo gallery]