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Pussytoes have very small,
flowerheads, in dense, round or flat-topped, clusters
Flowerheads are usually white
Leaves are basal and stem leaves are alternate
Plants are either greyish-hairy or hairless
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Guide to Identify Presented Species of the Pussytoes group
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FLOWERS IN DENSE TOP CLUSTERS
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Achillea
millefolium - Yarrow
Aromatic perennial, 10-80 cm tall. Plains, slopes, disturbed ground.
Flowerheads white, with 3-5 rays
3-6 mm long, many in flat-topped clusters.
Leaves alternate, fern-like, 2-3 times
pinnately divided into fine segments. |
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Anaphalis
margaritacea - Pearly Everlasting
Leafy perennial, 20-60 cm tall. Forest openings, foothills-subalpine.
Flowerheads white, 7-10 mm wide, with papery bracts,
in dense clusters.
Leaves alternate, lance-shaped to linear, entire, the edges
often rolled under. |
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Antennaria
lanata - Woolly Pussytoes
Perennial, 10-20 cm tall, stems densely short-woolly-hairy. Subalpine-alpine.
Flowerheads whitish, 7-10 mm wide, about 5-7 growing in
compact clusters.
Leaves grey-hairy, mainly basal. Stem leaves alternate,
small and linear. |
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Antennaria
rosea - Rosy Pussytoes
Mat-forming, slender perennial, 5-40 cm tall. Dry, open areas, plains-montane.
Flowerheads pink or white, 4-7 mm long, 5-10 growing in flat-topped clusters.
Leaves grey-hairy, alternate, few on stem. Basal leaves
spoon-shaped. |
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