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Antennaria parvifolia Nutt.

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

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Antennaria

Characteristics

Dioecious or gynoecious (staminate plants uncommon or in equal frequency as pistillates, respectively). Plants 2–8(–15) cm. Stolons 1–6 cm. Basal leaves 1-nerved, narrowly spatulate to spatulate or oblanceolate, 8–35 × 2–15 mm, tips mucronate, faces gray-tomentose. Cauline leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 8–20 mm, not flagged (apices acute). Heads 2–7 in corymbiform arrays. Involucres: staminate 5.5–7.5 mm; pistillate 8–10(–15) mm (gynoecious), 7–7.2 mm (dioecious). Phyllaries distally white, pink, green, red, or brown. Corollas: staminate 3.5–4.5 mm; pistillate 5–8 mm. Cypselae 1–1.8 mm, glabrous or minutely papillate; pappi: staminate 4–5.5 mm; pistillate 6.5–9 mm. 2n = 56, 84, 112, 140.
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Similar to no. 1 [Antennaria microphylla Rydb.], but commonly appearing stouter, with larger, mostly closely aggregated heads, and on the avg with larger, relatively broader lvs; plants seldom over 15 cm; basal lvs spatulate or oblanceolate, 1–3.5 cm × 2.5–10 mm; pistillate invols 7–11 mm, the bracts usually blunt, the scarious part bright white or less often dull white, seldom pink; dry pistillate cors 5–8 mm; sexual or apomictic; 2n=56, 84, 112, ca 140. Dry, open places; w. Minn. to Man., B.C., and Ariz. May–July. (A. aprica)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Witchcraft Medicine (root), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 69
Germination temperacture (C°) 9 - 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Antennaria parvifolia leaf picture by Decker Dan (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria parvifolia leaf picture by Chad Hammond (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria parvifolia leaf picture by Shuji Usui (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Antennaria parvifolia flower picture by Chad Hammond (cc-by-sa)
Antennaria parvifolia flower picture by Lilly Miller (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:14807-2
WFO ID wfo-0000129476
COL ID 679GF
BDTFX ID 5023
INPN ID 82804
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Antennaria aprica f. aprica Antennaria aprica Antennaria minuscula Antennaria holmii Antennaria latisquamea Antennaria recurva Antennaria rhodantha Antennaria parvifolia f. parvifolia Antennaria aureola Antennaria rhodantha Antennaria aureola Antennaria parvifolia var. parvifolia Antennaria aprica var. aprica Antennaria aureola var. aureola Antennaria parvifolia var. aureola Antennaria dioica var. parvifolia Antennaria aprica var. minuscula Antennaria aprica var. aureola Antennaria parvifolia
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