''Antennaria lanata'' is a
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
n species of flowering plant in the family
Asteraceae, known by the common name woolly pussytoes.
[ It is native to western Canada ( Alberta, British Columbia) and the northwestern United States ( Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and extreme northern California ( Del Norte and Trinity Counties)).Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Antennaria lanata'' (Hook.) Greene, woolly pussy toes ]
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''Antennaria lanata'' is a small herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are covered with thick white hairs resembling wool. It is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. It grows in protected alpine and subalpine sites in mountainous areas.[Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 399 Woolly pussytoes ''Antennaria lanata'' (Hooker) Greene, Pittonia. 3: 288. 1898. ]
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References
External links
Turner Photographics Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Naturegate
* ttp://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Antennaria%20lanata Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbiabr>Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
lanata
Flora of Western Canada
Plants described in 1834
Flora of the Northwestern United States
Flora of the Southwestern United States
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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