Antennaria umbrinella, June 21, 2022
A. umbrinella, roadside 11,700’, July 1, 2022
Common & scientific name
Umber pussytoes, Antennaria umbrinella
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Linkins Lake Trail, 11,800’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This species of pussytoes has brownish coloring at the base of its “paws,” that is, on the lower portion of its phyllaries. A. rosea has phyllaries that are distinctly red, A. media black, A. corymbosa a dark spot, and A. parviflora white or pinkish. Get out the loop and good luck!