LOW PUSSYTOES

Class: Antennaria dimorpha

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Greyish-white

Height: 1.3-4 cm (1/2-1 1/2")

Each Flower: Male and female flowers on separate plants Male flowers-involucre about 5-7 mm (3/16-1/4") high, blackish-green or brownish except for margins and tips which are colourless; anthers have a tail-like terminal appendage; whorl of barbed bristles. Female flowers-involucre 10-15 mm (2/3-3/5") high, narrow, slightly pointed tips, darkened petals form a slender tube; cleft style; whorl of long soft bristles

Leaves: Numerous, mat-like and narrow lance-shaped but broader towards middle, up to 3 cm (1 1/4") long and 5 mm (3/16") broad, covered with silky hairs

Stems: Flower stems very short and leafy

Blooming Period: April - May

Habitat: Dry open slopes in sagebrush areas

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