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Rocky Mountain pussytoes

Antennaria media

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 35, February 30, March 31, April 39, May 38, June 28, July 24, August 24, September 31, October 31, November 40, December 31.
United States1,583
Canada418
California382
Nevada267
Colorado253
British Columbia207
Idaho201
Oregon126
Washington109
Wyoming75

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

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