OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-39-002b:

Antennaria plantaginifolia var. ambigens   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Antennaria fallax var. calophylla

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Antennaria calophylla

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Antennaria fallax

 

COMMON NAME:
Big-head Pussytoes


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image of Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax, Big-head Pussytoes

JK Marlow    jkm060429_131

April    Clay County    NC

Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District

Basal leaves tomentose on the upper surface, becoming glabrate with age, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax, Big-head Pussytoes

JK Marlow    jkm060429_132

April    Clay County    NC

Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District

White flowers in a close cluster at stem top [staminate flowers pictured], per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-39-002b:
Antennaria plantaginifolia var. ambigens   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Antennaria fallax var. calophylla

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Antennaria calophylla

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Antennaria fallax

 

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2070

Forb
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Dry woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in NC, uncommon in SC, rare in GA

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette

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

FRUIT:
Spring
Brown
Achene

 

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