[Pussytoes: The Genus Antennaria in Mt. Adams Country]

Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Pussytoes

Antennaria anaphaloides

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

Inflorescence of Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pulcherrima 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 Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides (Synonyms: Antennaria anaphaloides var. straminea, Antennaria pulcherrima 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.

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

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

The photo above shows a close-up 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.

Paul Slichter