Antennaria monocephala facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Antennaria monocephala |
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Antennaria
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monocephala
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Synonymy
Antennaria exilis Greene
Antennaria nitens Greene Antennaria philonipha A.E.Porsild Antennaria shumaginensis A.E.Porsild Antennaria angustata Greene, syn of subsp. angustata Antennaria komarovii Juz. ex Kom., syn of subsp. angustata Antennaria megacephala Fernald ex Raup, syn of subsp. angustata |
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Antennaria monocephala (common name pygmy pussytoes) It is native to arctic and alpine regions of North America (Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, the three Canadian Arctic Territories, Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, and Wyoming) as well as the Chukotka (Chukchi) Peninsula of Russia.
Antennaria monocephala is a small herb rarely more than 15 cm (6 inches) tall. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants; some populations are known in which all the individuals are female.
- Subspecies
- Antennaria monocephala subsp. angustata (Greene) Hultén
- Antennaria monocephala subsp. monocephala
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