How a flat top became rosier

Antennari corymbosa, July 7, 2020

Antennari corymbosa, July 7, 2020

Common & scientific name
Flat-top pussytoes, Antennari corymbosa

Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae

Location
Roadside, 10,000’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
In order to tell this pussytoe apart from its half-dozen cousins, look for white disk flowers with pink on the lower portion and a dark spot near the base of the phyllaries.  According to Flora of North America, “Antennaria corymbosa is a sexual progenitor of the A. rosea complex.”  I.e., it’s Rosy pussytoes’ mom!