''Antennaria parlinii'' is a

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n species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Parlin's pussytoes. It is widespread across eastern and central Canada and eastern and central United States, from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south as far as Texas and Georgia.

Description

''Antennaria parlinii'' is an herb up to tall. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants; in some populations all the plants are female. White flowers bloom April to June, with 4 to 12 or more flowerheads on a cluster at the top of the stems. The common name refers to the resemblance of the flowers to the toes of a cat. The basal leaves are long and up to wide. ''A. parlinii'' is very similar to the species ''

Antennaria plantaginifolia ''Antennaria plantaginifolia'' (known by the common names plantain leaf pussytoes and woman's tobacco) is a perennial forb native to the eastern North America, that produces cream colored composite flowers in spring. Description ''Antennaria p ...

'' (plantain leaf pussytoes), although the flowers of ''A. parlinii" are larger. ;Subspecies * ''Antennaria parlinii'' subsp. ''fallax'' (Greene) R.J.Bayer & Stebbins * ''Antennaria parlinii'' subsp. ''parlinii'' The species is named for American botanist John Crawford Parlin (1863–1948), who recognized the uniqueness of the species.

Habitat

It grows in dry, rocky areas in full sun to partial shade. It prefers acid soil.

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Ozark Edge WildflowersLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of TexasMichigan FloraDelaware Wildflowers
parlinii Plants described in 1897 Flora of Eastern Canada Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of the North-Central United States Flora of the South-Central United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Gnaphalieae-stub