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silver pussytoes

Antennaria argentea

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 California.January 25, February 22, March 23, April 28, May 28, June 20, July 17, August 18, September 22, October 23, November 29, December 23.
United States450
California279
Oregon139
Nevada24
Idaho3
Washington2
Colorado1

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