- Source: Antennaria microphylla
Antennaria microphylla (littleleaf pussytoes, rosy pussytoes, pink pussytoes, small pussytoes, dwarf everlasting) is a stoloniferous perennial forb in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across northern and western North America, from Alaska and the three Canadian Arctic territories east to Quebec and south to Minnesota, New Mexico, and California.
Antennaria microphylla can be found growing in plains, hills, dry meadow, and open wood habitats. It is a small herb with male and female flowers on separate plants. It grows from 1.2 to 12 inches (3.0 to 30.5 cm) with spoon shaped or oblong leaves; it blossoms from late May to July. The Columbian ground squirrel feeds on Litteleaf pussytoes.
Cultivation
Littleleaf pussytoes is valued by gardeners for its charming, very fine foliage as a garden groundcover.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Antennaria microphylla
- Antennaria
- Pygmy rabbit
- List of Canadian plants by family A
- List of Asterales of Montana
- List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
- Sisyrinchium sarmentosum
- List of Canadian plants by genus
- Rocky Prairie
- List of plants on the Modoc National Forest
