Antennaria flagellaris
Antennaria flagellaris on Badger Mountain, Douglas County Washington
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Antennaria
Species:	A. flagellaris
Binomial name
Antennaria flagellaris ( A.Gray) A.Gray
Synonyms [1]
Antennaria dimorpha var. flagellaris A.Gray

Antennaria flagellaris is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names whip pussytoes and stoloniferous pussytoes. ^[2] It is native primarily to the Great Basin and Columbia Plateau regions of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and northern Nevada ( Elko County), where it is a member of the sagebrush scrub plant community. Additional populations are found in northeastern California ( Lassen + Modoc Counties), Wyoming ( Park + Teton Counties), the Black Hills of South Dakota ( Custer County), and the Canadian Province of British Columbia. ^[3]

Antennaria flagellaris is a petite perennial herb forming a thin patch on the ground no more than 2 centimeters high. It grows from a slender caudex and spreads via thin, wiry, cobwebby stolons. The woolly grayish leaves are one to two centimeters long and generally lance-shaped. The tiny inflorescence holds a single flower head less than a centimeter wide. The species is dioecious, with male plants producing only staminate flowers and female plants producing only pistillate flowers. The fruit is a bumpy achene up to a centimeter long including its long, soft pappus. ^[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Antennaria flagellaris at Wikimedia Commons
• Jepson Manual Treatment
• United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
• Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California