Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes
Antennaria media
Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata
The photo above shows a close-up view of the inflorescence
of alpine pussytoes as photographed at the Devils Garden on the northeastern
side of Mt. Adams........July 24, 2005. Note the thin, blackish-green bracts which taper to a point.
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Alpine pussytoes as seen along the Onion Creek Trail, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.......August 19, 2011.
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Alpine pussytoes as seen along the North Loop Road at a spot where the snow lays late into mid-summer about one-half mile downhill to the west of the Kiger Gorge Overlook, Steens Mountain, Harney County, Oregon........August 31, 2011.
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Additional close-up photos of alpine pussytoes as seen along the North Loop Road about one mile downhill from the Kiger Gorge Overlook, Steens Mountain, Harney County, Oregon........September 2, 2011. The uppermost pair of photos shows the cylindrical flower heads from male plants. The middle pair of photos shows the broader flower heads of female plants. Note the dark, narrow tips to the involucral bracts on all.
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Alpine pussytoes as seen along the South Loop Road about one and a quater miles downhill west from the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain, Harney County, Oregon..........July 9, 2014.
Paul Slichter