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§1 Plant — species · Asteraceae

Antennaria corymbosa E.E. Nelson

vernacular flat-top pussytoes


USDA
ANCO
GBIF
5385595
Rank
species
flat-top pussytoes (Antennaria corymbosa)
Platephotograph · 2009 Barry BrecklingCC BY-NC-SA source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus
Antennaria
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Low
Moisture use
High
Fire
High
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Medium
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-18 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
18–60 in/yr
pH range
6–8
Root depth
10 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
medium
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Stoloniferous
Growth rate
Slow
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
1 ft
Foliage texture
Fine
Foliage colour
Gray-Green
Porosity (summer)
Porous
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
7,000,000
Propagation
seed, container, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Montana distribution

Recorded in 5 of 56 Montana counties.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ANCO ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5385595 ↗

Record version

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