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Alpine Pussytoes

Antennaria alpina

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 387, February 286, March 448, April 705, May 1,017, June 1,109, July 1,186, August 1,020, September 749, October 559, November 306, December 239.
United States8,400
Alaska8,011
Canada1,032
British Columbia314
Quebec152
Alberta87
Idaho71
Newfoundland and Labrador70
Washington67
Northwest Territories59

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genuspussytoes · Antennaria

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Alpine Pussytoes with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.