Antennaria lanata (Hook.) Greene
woolly pussytoes
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Virginia Skilton     (Photo ID #12277)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Antennaria lanata
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Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a compact, branched woody base; stems erect, solitary or few, branched above, densely woolly-hairy, (1) 5-30 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves linear-oblanceolate to oblanceolate, gradually stalked, 2-10 cm long, 3-10 mm wide, erect, densely woolly-hairy, usually 3-nerved; stem leaves similar, becoming unstalked, linear and reduced upwards.
Flowers:
Heads several in a compact inflorescence; involucres of 2 types, the female ones 5-8 mm tall, involucral bracts oblanceolate, the papery portion conspicuously dark brown or greenish-black below, generally paler towards the often whitish tips, woolly-hairy towards the base, the male ones 3-6 mm tall, similar to the female; female flowers 2.5-4 mm tall, the male flowers 2-3.5 mm tall.
Fruits:
Achenes elliptic, 2-3 mm long, finely hairy; pappus white with hairlike bristles; 6-8 mm tall, the male ones somewhat club-shaped at the the tips.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Antennaria lanata

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information
Value / Class

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
2129 262 3000
Slope Gradient (%)
27 0 140

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

187 0 360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
3 0 7
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
C
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
953
Modal BEC Zone Class
ESSF

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

AT(143), BAFA(1), BWBS(1), ESSF(588), ICH(1), IDF(5), IMA(101), MH(1), MS(3), PP(2), SBPS(1), SWB(1)

Habitat and Range

Moist to mesic snowbed sites in the subalpine and alpine zones; common in S BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; E to AB and S to WY and OR.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Antennaria carpathica var. lanata Hook.
Antennaria carpatica var. lanata Hook.