Antennaria dimorpha Torr. & A.Gray

Low pussytoes (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Antennaria

Characteristics

Dioecious. Plants 0.5–4 cm. Stolons none. Basal leaves: 1-nerved, linear to narrowly spatulate, 8–11 × 1–1.2 mm, tips acute, faces ± gray-tomentose. Cauline leaves linear or oblanceolate, 7–12 mm, not flagged (apices acute). Heads borne singly. Involucres: staminate 6–8 mm; pistillate 10–11 mm. Phyllaries distally dingy brown (apices acute-acuminate). Corollas: staminate 3–5 mm; pistillate 8–10 mm. Cypselae 2–3.5 mm, pubescent; pappi: staminate 4.5–6 mm; pistillate 10–12 mm. 2n = 28, 56.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-7
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 69
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Antennaria dimorpha world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:176895-1
WFO ID wfo-0000019154
COL ID 5V9CZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Antennaria dimorpha Gnaphalium dimorphum Antennaria latisquama Antennaria macrocephala Antennaria dimorpha var. macrocephala Antennaria dimorpha var. dimorpha Antennaria dimorpha var. latisquama Antennaria dimorpha var. nuttallii Antennaria dimorpha var. integra