Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_1695.JPG-06-02-2019
Flower name (scientific): Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax (Greene) R. J. Bayer & Stebbins PY: 1982
Flower name (common): Parlin's Pussytoes
Family name (common): Aster
Family name (scientific): Asteraceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.7 inches ( 0.5 to 1.8 cm)
     Petal count: 12
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, None
Plant description:
     Size: 4 to 16 inches ( 10. to 41. cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, (basal) obovate-spatulate, obovate, rhombic-obovate, or suborbiculate, (cauline) oblong-lanceolate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): April to June
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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How to differentiate related subspecies: Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax has stems that are usually glandless and basal leaves that are adaxially tomentose, whereas Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii has stems that usually have purple glandular hairs (examine summits of young flowering stems) and basal leaves that are adaxially green and glabrous. (FNA)
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Latitude: 44.799692
Longitude: -91.506180
Altitude: 232.80
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV)
In Canada: (MB, NB, ON, QC)
References: Randall J. Bayer, In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico [Online]. 22+ vols. New York and Oxford. Vol. 19. http://floranorthamerica.org/Antennaria_parlinii#Lower_Taxa. Accessed [10-03-2021].