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Howell's pussytoes
Scientific Name: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica
Family: Asteraceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Antennaria howellii: Howell's Pussytoes
Antennaria howellii, commonly known as Howell's Pussytoes or Everlasting Pussytoes, is a fascinating plant species belonging to the sunflower family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Antennaria howellii Greene
- Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms and Subspecies:
- Antennaria neodioica
- Antennaria neglecta var. howellii
- Antennaria callilepis Greene
- Antennaria eximia
- Antennaria howellii subsp. howellii Greene
- Antennaria howellii subsp. canadensis (Greene) Bayer – Canadian pussytoes
- Antennaria howellii subsp. neodioica (Greene) R. J. Bayer
- Antennaria howellii subsp. petaloidea
- Antennaria neglecta Greene subsp. howellii (Greene) Hultn
- Common Names: Howell's Pussytoes, Everlasting Pussytoes, Small Pussytoes, Field Pussytoes, Smaller Pussytoes
Distribution and Habitat
- Antennaria howellii is native to northern North America, ranging from Alaska eastwards. It has also been reported in Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon), the United States, and Mexico.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Howell's Pussytoes is a perennial forb/herb, meaning it is a non-woody plant that is not a grass and lives for more than two years.
- It typically grows to a height of 4 to 16 inches.
- The stems are erect.
- It features a basal leaf rosette with prostrate, spoon-shaped leaves.
- The leaves have white hairs and taper into ½ inch petioles.
- The plant spreads by means of horizontal stolons that are hairy and have small alternate leaves that are narrowly lanceolate or linear.