Antennaria racemosa Hook.
racemose pussytoes (raceme pussytoes)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
racemose pussytoes (raceme pussytoes)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Irmgard & Gerald Carter (Photo ID #7786)
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb with stolons 3-8 cm long; stems erect, several, branched above, hairy, glandular above, 10-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves elliptic to elliptic-egg-shaped, stalked, 2.5-10 cm long, 1-5 cm wide, 3-nerved, green above, woolly-hairy below with slender tips; stem leaves lanceolate, unstalked, becoming reduced above.
Flowers:
Heads several in an open elongate inflorescence; involucres of 2 types, the female ones 6-8 mm tall, the involucral bracts lanceolate, graduated, thinly woolly-hairy towards the base, pale greenish below, colorless and transparent to pale brownish or reddish above, the male ones 4-5 mm tall, similar to the female; female flowers 3.5-5.5 mm long; male flowers 3.0-4.0 mm long.
Fruits:
Achenes 1.0-1.5 mm long, glabrous or scarcely warty; female pappus white with hairlike bristle, 4.5-7 mm tall; male pappus hairs slightly dilated at the tips, 4-6 mm long.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Antennaria racemosa
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 |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1343 | 82 | 2854 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
32 | 0 | 244 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
193 | 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: |
1508 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(18), BG(1), BWBS(4), CWH(3), ESSF(332), ICH(241), IDF(466), MS(254), PP(17), SBPS(37), SBS(47) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic meadows, shrublands, grasslands and forests from the lowland to the alpine zones; frequent throughout BC south of 58degreeN; E to AB and S to SD, WY and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Antennaria petasites Greene
Antennaria piperi Rydb.