[Pussytoes: The Genus Antennaria East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes

Antennaria anaphaloides

Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides

Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the inflorescence of tall pussytoes as seen an old clearcut behind Lookout Mt. to the east of Chief Joseph Canyon in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest of northeastern Oregon..........June 26, 2008.

Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

The photo above shows another close-up view of the inflorescence of tall pussytoes as seen an old clearcut behind Lookout Mt. to the east of Chief Joseph Canyon in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest of northeastern Oregon..........June 26, 2008.

Basal leaf of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Ventral surface of a basal leaf of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

The 2 photos seen directly above show close-ups of the dorsal (above) and ventral (below) leaf surfaces of tall pussytoes as seen an old clearcut behind Lookout Mt. to the east of Chief Joseph Canyon in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest of northeastern Oregon.........June 26, 2008. Note the prominent ribbing of the leaf veins.

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

The photo at left shows a close-up of tall pussytoes as seen in an old clearcut behind Lookout Mt. to the east of Chief Joseph Canyon in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest of northeastern Oregon..........June 26, 2008. The photos at center and at right show tall pussytoes as seen along the upper mile of the Wapaloosie Mountain Trail #15 in the Kettle Range of the Colville National Forest........June 23, 2016.

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Basal and lower stem leaves of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Close-up sideview of the involucral bracts of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Close-up sideview of the involucral bracts of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Close-up of the inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Examples of tall pussytoes as seen along the trail on Patterson Mountain, Department of Natural Resources lands, Okanogan County, Washington.............June 12, 2011.

Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Upper leaf surface of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Basal leaves of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Tall pussytoes as seen at Fields Springs State Park, Asotin County, Washington........June 11, 2013.

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Tall pussytoes observed in mixed prairie-open conifer woods on DNR lands along Observatory Road about 2 miles north of Ellensburg Pass, Yakima County, WA......May 27, 2019.

Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Additional images of tall pussytoes found with sedges and nodding microseris (Microseris nutans) along the South Steens Loop Road, Harney County, Oregon.........July 9, 2014.

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides) - Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Tall pussytoes as seen in grasslands near the head of Kiger Gorge, Steens Mountain........July 11, 2014.

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Everlasting, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pucherrima ssp. anaphaloides, Antennaria pulcherrima var. anaphaloides)

Tall pussytoes as seen along the Canyon Mountain Trail #218, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness..........May 29, 2014.

Paul Slichter