Fries' pussytoes facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fries' pussytoes |
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Antennaria
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friesiana
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Antennaria friesiana is a small plant that grows in very cold places, like the Arctic. It's sometimes called Fries' pussytoes because its flowers look a bit like tiny cat paws! This plant is part of the sunflower family, which means it's related to sunflowers, daisies, and dandelions.
Exploring Fries' Pussytoes
This tough little plant lives in the northern parts of Asia and North America. You can find it in places like Russia, Alaska, and many parts of Canada (like Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador). It also grows in Greenland.
How This Plant Reproduces
Many Antennaria friesiana plants have a special way of making new plants. Some of them don't have male flowers. This means they can create new plants all by themselves, without needing seeds from two different parents. This type of reproduction is called asexual reproduction. It's like making a perfect copy of the parent plant.
Different Types of Fries' Pussytoes
Scientists are always learning and discussing how to group different types of plants. Experts at Kew Botanic Gardens in London have identified four main types, or subspecies, of Antennaria friesiana. A subspecies is a group of plants within a species that has small differences, often because they live in different areas.
Here are the four recognized subspecies:
- Antennaria friesiana subsp. alaskana: You can find this type in Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories in Canada.
- Antennaria friesiana subsp. beringensis: This subspecies grows in the Russian Far East.
- Antennaria friesiana subsp. friesiana: This is the most common type and is found across most of the plant's range.
- Antennaria friesiana subsp. neoalaskana: This type lives in the Brooks Range in Alaska and the Richardson Mountains and MacKenzie Mountains in Canada.
