NameThatPlant.net: Antennaria solitaria

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Antennaria solitaria FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Solitary Pussytoes at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antennaria solitaria FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-39-001:

Antennaria solitaria FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Solitary Pussytoes, Southern Singlehead Pussytoes

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Antennaria solitaria FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antennaria solitaria FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-39-001:
Antennaria solitaria FAMILY Asteraceae__

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Forb
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: forests and woodlands, often mesic and/or shaded, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette

FLOWER:
Spring
Disc: White/ Purplish
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Spring
Brown
Achene

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