Antennaria microphylla (littleleaf pussytoes, rosy pussytoes, pink pussytoes, small pussytoes, dwarf everlasting) is a stoloniferous perennial forb in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across northern and western North America, from Alaska and the three Canadian Arctic territories east to Quebec and south to Minnesota, New Mexico, and California.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Antennaria |
| Species: | A. microphylla
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| Antennaria microphylla Rydb. 1897 not Gand. 1887 (not validly published)
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Synonymy
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Antennaria microphylla can be found growing in plains, hills, dry meadow, and open wood habitats. It is a small herb with male and female flowers on separate plants. It grows from 1.2 to 12 inches (3.0 to 30.5 cm) with spoon shaped or oblong leaves; it blossoms from late May to July.[4] The Columbian ground squirrel feeds on Litteleaf pussytoes.[5]
Cultivation
editLittleleaf pussytoes is valued by gardeners for its charming, very fine foliage as a garden groundcover.[6]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Antennaria microphylla Rydb.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Antennaria microphylla Rydb. littleleaf pussytoes
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 407, Littleleaf pussytoes, Antennaria microphylla Rydberg
- ^ Matthews, Robin F. (1993). "Antennaria microphylla". Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ Barr, Claude A. (1983). Jewels of the plains : wild flowers of the Great Plains grasslands and hills. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-8166-1127-0.
