Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Antennaria at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-39-002b:
Antennaria plantaginifolia var. ambigens FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Antennaria fallax var. calophylla
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Antennaria calophylla
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Antennaria fallax
COMMON NAME:
Big-head Pussytoes
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JK Marlow jkm060429_131
April Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Basal leaves tomentose on the upper surface, becoming glabrate with age, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm060429_132
April Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
White flowers in a close cluster at stem top [staminate flowers pictured], per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-39-002b:
Antennaria plantaginifolia var. ambigens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Antennaria fallax var. calophylla
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Antennaria calophylla
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Antennaria fallax
2070
Forb
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Dry woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in NC, uncommon in SC, rare in GA
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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
Disc: White/ Purplish
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
Brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p101?
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p191
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p400
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