Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn.

Stoloniferous pussytoes (en), Hispidule (fr), Pied-de-chat (fr), Patte-de-chat (fr), Pied-de(chat dioïque (fr), Gnaphale dioïque (fr), Antennaire dioïque (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Antennaria

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, dioecious, 3-10 cm tall. Stolons 2-5 cm. Basal leaves spatulate or rhombic-spatulate, 3-18 × 3-6 mm, abaxially gray tomentose, adaxially green glabrous and distally pink or white, vein 1, apex mucronate; cauline leaves linear, 7-13 mm, not flagged, apex acute. Capitula 3-7 in corymbiform arrays. Involucre 5-6.5 mm in male florets, 5-7 mm in female florets; phyllaries distally dark pink to light pink or white. Corollas 3-4 mm in male florets, 4-5 mm in female florets. Achenes 0.5-1 mm, papillate. Pappus 3.5-4.5 mm in male florets, 5-6 mm in female florets. Fl. May-Aug. 2n = 28.
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Dioecious. Plants 3–10 cm. Stolons 2–5 cm. Basal leaves 1-nerved, spatulate or rhombic-spatulate, 3–18 × 3–6 mm, tips mucronate, abaxial faces gray-tomentose, adaxial green-glabrous. Cauline leaves linear, 7–13 mm, not flagged (apices acute). Heads 3–7 in corymbiform arrays. Involucres: staminate 5–6.5 mm; pistillate 5–7 mm. Phyllaries distally dark pink to light pink or white. Corollas: staminate 3–4 mm; pistillate 4–5 mm. Cypselae 0.5–1 mm, papillate; pappi: staminate 3.5–4.5 mm; pistillate 5–6 mm. 2n = 28.
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3-10 cm tall. It has stolons or runners 2-5 cm long. The leaves at the base are spoon shaped and 3-18 mm long by 3-6 mm wide. They have a grey coating underneath. The leaves on the stem are narrow and 7-13 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.12
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mountain grassland, heaths, dry pastures and woodland edges, usually on calcareous soils. Dry slopes on tundra, meadows, conifer forests; at elevations from 600-2,700 metres in northern China.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows on dry slopes on tundra, meadows and pine forests between 600-2,700 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The aerial parts are used in drinks.
Uses environmental use medicinal ornamental
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Eye Medicine (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Cholagogue (unspecified), Discutient (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cancer(Breast) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 69
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -32
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Antennaria dioica habit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria dioica habit picture by Eric Rebsamen (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria dioica habit picture by Eric Rebsamen (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Antennaria dioica leaf picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria dioica leaf picture by Sabaté Sant Jordi (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria dioica leaf picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Antennaria dioica flower picture by Wing Net. (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria dioica flower picture by Vera Adiantum (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria dioica flower picture by greg weber (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Antennaria dioica fruit picture by FLORENCE GRESSIER (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria dioica fruit picture by Alain Cervantes (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria dioica fruit picture by van Nes Egbert (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Antennaria dioica world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30111520-2
WFO ID wfo-0000035189
COL ID 66XCZ
BDTFX ID 5011
INPN ID 82796
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cyttarium dioicum Gnaphalium dioicum Chamaezelum dioicum Antennaria insulensis Antennaria nigritella Antennaria zosonia Antennaria hibernica Antennaria microphylla Antennaria foenina Antennaria insularis Gnaphalium pes-cati Antennaria hyperborea Margaritaria simplex Antennaria montana Gnaphalium boreale Gnaphalium hyberboreum Gnaphalium dioica Antennaria dioica var. dioica Gnaphalium dioicum var. dioicum Antennaria dioica var. hyperborea Antennaria dioica var. hyperborea Antennaria dioica var. australis Gnaphalium alpinum Antennaria dioica