Arenaria parviflora, May 19, 2022
A. parviflora, May 19, 2022
Common & scientific name
Small-leaf pussytoes, Antennaria parviflora
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Difficult Trail, 8,100’ & Grottos (below), 9,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
It can be difficult to tell our half-dozen or so pussytoe species apart. The flowers of Small-leaf pussytoes are white or pinkish (see both photos), and its leaves, fuzzy on both sides, are thin on the stem and wide at the base, and the basal leaves 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, May 31, 2022