Antennaria pulcherrima subsp. eucosma

(Fernald & Wiegand) R. J. Bayer

Sida 21: 768. 2004.

Common names: Elegant pussytoes
Endemic
Basionym: Antennaria eucosma Fernald & Wiegand Rhodora 13: 23. 1911
Synonyms: Antennaria carpatica var. humilis Hooker
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 400. Mentioned on page 394.

Plants 8–25 cm. Basal leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, 50–170 × 5–18 mm, faces silvery sericeous. Cauline leaves 7–30 mm, mostly not flagged (sometimes flagged near heads). Heads 3–15. Involucres: staminate 5.5–7 mm; pistillate 7–10 mm. Phyllaries distally light brown or castaneous. Corollas: staminate 3–4 mm; pistillate 3–4.3 mm. Cypselae 1.2–1.5 mm; pappi: staminate 4–6 mm; pistillate 5–7 mm. 2n = 56.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Limestone barrens, serpentine
Elevation: 0–300 m

Distribution

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Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), Que. (Anticosti Island).

Discussion

Subspecies eucosma is known from limestone barrens in western Newfoundland and Anticosti Island (K. M. Urbanska 1983). It is morphologically similar to subsp. pulcherrima; the two are separated mainly by the presence of prominent flags on cauline leaves in subsp. pulcherrima and their absence in subsp. eucosma.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Randall J. Bayer +
(Fernald & Wiegand) R. J. Bayer +
Antennaria eucosma +
Elegant pussytoes +
Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +  and Que. (Anticosti Island). +
0–300 m +
Limestone barrens, serpentine +
Flowering summer. +
Antennaria carpatica var. humilis +
Antennaria pulcherrima subsp. eucosma +
Antennaria pulcherrima +
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