Antennaria corymbosa, June 17, 2022
Common & scientific name
Flat-top pussytoes, Antennari corymbosa
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
North Fork Lake Creek, 10,800’
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 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!