Pussytoe vs. Pussytoe

Antennaria parviflora, June 4, 2020

Antennaria parviflora, June 4, 2020

Common & scientific name
Small-leaf pussytoes, Antennaria parviflora

Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae

Location
Grottos, 9,500’; lower Lost Man, 10,500’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact

It can be difficult to tell our half-dozen-plus pussytoe species apart.  The flowers of Small-leaf pussytoes are white or pinkish, and its leaves, fuzzy on both sides, are thin on the stem and wide at the base, where they are either rounded or obtuse at the apex. They spread by stolons—slender stems running along the top of the ground—like strawberries.

A. parviflora, July 13, 2020

A. parviflora, July 13, 2020