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Catsfoot

Antennaria dioica

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 5,642, February 4,167, March 6,529, April 10,271, May 14,809, June 16,149, July 17,280, August 14,861, September 10,911, October 8,144, November 4,450, December 3,478.
United States116,729
Alaska116,691
Russia6,245
Finland846
Irkutsk Oblast593
Austria566
Sverdlovsk Oblast475
Vladimir Oblast337
Italy322
Chelyabinsk Oblast305

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

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