Antennaria howellii subsp. neodioica (Greene) R.J.Bayer

Howell's pussytoes (en)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Plants (6–)15–35 cm. Stolons 3–8(–12) cm (leaves along stolons almost equal to those of rosettes at ends). Basal leaves 1-nerved (sometimes obscurely 3-nerved), spatulate to narrowly or broadly obovate (petiolate), 14–48 × 2.5–20 mm, tips mucronate, faces abaxially tomentose, adaxially gray-pubescent to floccose-glabrescent. Cauline leaves linear, 8–35 mm, distal flagged. Heads 4–8(–13) in corymbiform arrays. Involucres: staminate (very uncommon) 6 mm; pistillate 6–9 mm. Phyllaries distally white or cream Corollas: staminate 3.5 mm; pistillate 3.5–6 mm. Cypselae 0.9–1.5 mm, minutely papillate; pappi: staminate 4 mm; pistillate 5.5–7 mm. 2n = 56, 84 (under A. neodioica).
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality apomictic
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-5

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use Gynecological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 69
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Antennaria howellii subsp. neodioica world distribution map, present in Canada, France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:272188-2
WFO ID wfo-0000111382
COL ID 5FN5L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 762318
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Antennaria obovata Antennaria alsinoides Antennaria rupicola Antennaria grandis Antennaria neodioica Antennaria neodioica var. grandis Antennaria neodioica var. attenuata Antennaria neodioica subsp. neodioica Antennaria neglecta var. attenuata Antennaria neodioica var. neodioica Antennaria neodioica var. interjecta Antennaria howellii subsp. neodioica Antennaria neglecta var. neodioica Antennaria neodioica var. chlorophylla Antennaria neodioica var. rupicola