- Antennaria luzuloides
Taxobox
name = "Antennaria luzuloides"
image_width = 210px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Gnaphalieae
genus = "Antennaria "
species = "A. luzuloides"
binomial = "Antennaria luzuloides"
binomial_authority = Torr. & A.Gray
synonyms = "Antennaria microcephala""Antennaria luzuloides" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name rush pussytoes. It is native to western North America from
British Columbia toCalifornia toColorado , where it grows in dry areas, particularlysagebrush scrub. This is a perennial herb growing greenish white or gray erect stems from a small woodycaudex . It reaches a maximum height of about 25 centimeters. There is a basal patch of grayish woolly leaves each a few centimeters long and linear in shape to somewhat spoon-shaped. Theinflorescence holds up to 30 rounded flower heads each less than a centimeter wide. The head is lined with narrow, pointed phyllaries. The species is dioecious, with male and female plants producing different flower types. The fruit is anachene up to about 6 millimeters in length including a long, soft pappus.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,671,678 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANLU2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Antennaria+luzuloides Photo gallery]
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