''Antennaria friesiana'', or Fries' pussytoes, is an

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species of plants in the family

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. It is the northern reaches of

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, Northwest Territories,

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, Nunavut,

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, and

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). Many of the populations lack male (staminate) flowers and reproduce asexually.Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 412 ''Antennaria friesiana'' (Trautvetter) E. Ekman
/ref> ;Subspecies Classification of this and related species is still a subject of discussion, but The Plant List maintained by Kew Botanic Gardens in London recognizes four subspecies: * ''Antennaria friesiana'' subsp. ''alaskana'' (Malte) Hultén –

, Northwest Territories * ''Antennaria friesiana'' subsp. ''beringensis'' V.V.Petrovsky –

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The International Plant Names Index
/ref> * ''Antennaria friesiana'' subsp. ''friesiana'' – most of species range * ''Antennaria friesiana'' subsp. ''neoalaskana'' (A.E.Porsild) R.J.Bayer & Stebbins –

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References

External links

Alaska Wildflowers
color photos

color photos *[http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/denali/flora/aster/antennaria/friesiana.html The Sunflower Family in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alpine Pussytoes, Fries's Pussytoes ''Antennaria friesiana'' ]
S.G. Aiken, M.J. Dallwitz, L.L. Consaul, C.L. McJannet, R.L. Boles, G.W. Argus, J.M. Gillett, P.J. Scott, R. Elven, M.C. LeBlanc, L.J. Gillespie, A.K. Brysting, H. Solstad, & J.G. Harris. 2011. Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. ''Antennaria friesiana'' (Trautv.) E. Ekman. subsp. ''friesiana''
friesiana Flora of Eastern Canada Flora of the Russian Far East Flora of Siberia Flora of Subarctic America Plants described in 1879 {{Gnaphalieae-stub