Antennaria parviflora, May 26, 2021
A. parviflora, May 26, 2021
Common & scientific name
Small-leaf pussytoes, Antennaria parviflora
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Forest/riverside, 8,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
It can be difficult to tell our half-dozen-plus pussytoe species apart. The flowers of Small-leaf pussytoes are white or pinkish (see both photos), and its leaves, fuzzy on both sides, are thin on the stem and wide at the base, where they are either rounded or obtuse at the apex. They spread by stolons—slender stems running along the top of the ground—like strawberries.