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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Asteraceae
Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson
plantain pussy-toes, plantain-leaved pussy-toes, woman's-tobacco
Antennaria: from the Latin antenna, because of the resemblance of the male flowers to insect antennae
plantaginifolia: resembling a plantain leaves
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-16" tall, woolly forb; fibrous roots with colony-forming stolons |
| Flower: | head brush-like with numerous, white to pinkish, tubular disk flowers less than 1/8" long, no rays; inflorescence in dense, terminal clusters; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | seed on dense fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | alternate, basal leaves usually woolly on the top, often evergreen, with 3-5 prominent veins on the bottom, upper leaves smaller |
| Habitat: | dry to moderate moisture; open woods |
| Notes: | very similar to A. parlinii |
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