Antennaria neglecta Greene
field pussytoes
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
field pussytoes
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb with long stolons bearing reduced leaves, except those that are larger at the ends; stems erect, several, branched above, thinly woolly-hairy, 5-15 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves spoon-shaped to oblanceolate, 20-40 mm long, 6-12 mm wide, 1- to 3-nerved, hairy above when young, sometimes becoming glabrous when mature, woolly-hairy below with slender tips; stem leaves linear, 12-40 mm long, with the upper ones papery at the tips.
Flowers:
Heads few to many in a compact inflorescence; involucres of 1 type, these female, 6-10 mm tall, hairy at the base; involucral bracts narrow, abruptly sharp-pointed, light brown, white, cream or sometimes rose at the base, 4-6.5 mm long.
Fruits:
Achenes elliptic 1-2 mm long, warty; pappus white with hairlike bristles, 6-8 mm long.
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.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Red
Blooming Period:
Late Spring
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Spring to Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Antennaria neglecta
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)
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) |
1086 | 7 | 2854 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
25 | 0 | 200 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
190 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1299 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(2), BAFA(4), BG(5), BWBS(27), CWH(9), ESSF(140), ICH(141), IDF(517), IMA(1), MH(1), MS(155), PP(55), SBPS(75), SBS(120) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry grasslands and open forests in the montane zone; infrequent in NE BC; E to NF and S to MO, KA and CO.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Antennaria angustiarum Lunell
Antennaria athabascensis Greene
Antennaria campestris Rydb.
Antennaria campestris var. athabascensis (Greene) Boivin
Antennaria chelonica Lunell
Antennaria erosa Greene
Antennaria howellii var. athabascensis (Greene) Boivin
Antennaria howellii var. campestris (Rydb.) Boivin
Antennaria longifolia Greene
Antennaria lunellii Greene
Antennaria nebraskensis Greene
Antennaria neglecta var. argillicola (Stebbins) Cronquist
Antennaria neglecta var. athabascensis (Greene) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde
Antennaria neglecta var. campestris (Rydb.) Steyermark
Antennaria parvula Greene
Antennaria virginica var. argillicola Stebbins
Antennaria wilsonii Greene