Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes
Antennaria media
Synonym: Antennaria alpina var. media
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 dark blackish-green
bracts which are papery and come to a point. See also the similar photo at the
bottom of this page.
The photo above shows a close-up view of a
stem leaf of alpine pussytoes as photographed at the Devils Garden on the northeastern
side of Mt. Adams.......July 24, 2005. The leaves are lance-shaped
or linear and measure about 5-12 mm long. They are densely covered with long,
white hairs.
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The photo above left shows a close-up side-view
of alpine pussytoes as photographed at the Devils Garden on the northeastern
side of Mt. Adams........July 24, 2005 . The plants form runners
and are found in mats, often with many sterile, leafy shoots. The photo at right shows alpine pussytoes as seen at the base of the terminal moraine to the Adams Glacier above High Camp at the northern corner of Mt. Adams.......August 12, 2016.
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. Again, note the thin,
blackish-green bracts which taper to a point.
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The photos above show alpine pussytoes as seen at the toe of the Crescent Glacier along the South Climb Route of Mt. Adams........August 23, 2008.
Alpine pussytoes observed in bloom at Horsehoe Meadows, Mt. Adams Wilderness.......July 25, 2019.
Dark greenish-black involucral bracts (note the acute tips) of alpine pussytoes as seen at the base of the Mazama Glacier moraine on Mt. Adams.........August 2, 2009.
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Alpine pussytoes as seen along the climber's trail above Hellroaring Overlook, Tract D Yakama lands at the southeastern corner of Mount Adams..........August 12, 2013.
Paul Slichter