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Lebsack, Tom

Antennaria media

Antennaria media Greene

Rocky Mountain Pussytoes

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata

USDA Symbol: ANME2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: No ray florets present, only disc florets.

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , NT , YT

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			FAC							FAC

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Antennaria media in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Antennaria media in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Antennaria media

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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