Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Antennaria neglecta
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Field Pussytoes at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antennaria neglecta
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Antennaria neglecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Antennaria neglecta var. neglecta
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Antennaria neglecta var. neglecta
COMMON NAME:
Field Pussytoes
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_anne_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_a_neglecta_1481
April Polk County NC
Basal leaves prominently 1-nerved. Middle & upper stem leaves tipped w flags, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Jeff Ausmus jma_antneg
May Monroe County MI
In cultivation
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Jeff Ausmus jma_antneg2
August Monroe County MI
In cultivation
Young basal leaves pubescent on upper surface, mature leaves becoming glabrescent with age, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Antennaria neglecta
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antennaria neglecta
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Antennaria neglecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Antennaria neglecta var. neglecta
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Antennaria neglecta var. neglecta
2308
Forb
Perennial
Dioecious (populations consisting of both pistillate and staminate plants)
Habitat: Dry woodlands and fields, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare in NC
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Disc: White/ Purplish
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p102
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p117
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p179
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