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

Silvery Brown Everlasting, Woodrush Pussytoes, Woodrush Pussy-toes

Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides

Synonyms: Antennaria argentea ssp. argentea, Antennaria luzuloides var. luzuloides, Antennaria luzuloides var. oblanceolata

Inflorescence of Silvery Brown Everlasting, Woodrush Pussytoes, Woodrush Pussy-toes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides (Synonyms: Antennaria luzuloides var. luzuloides, Antennaria luzuloides var. oblanceolata)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the male inflorescence of woodrush pussytoes as photographed along the Yakima-Klickitat county line at the southeastern side of Mt. Adams...........May 29, 2006. Note how each of the flower heads is somewhat broader than those found in most of the other species of pussytoes.

Inflorescence of Silvery Brown Everlasting, Woodrush Pussytoes, Woodrush Pussy-toes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides (Synonyms: Antennaria luzuloides var. luzuloides, Antennaria luzuloides var. oblanceolata)

The photo above shows a close-up side view of the male inflorescence of woodrush pussytoes. Note the grayish hairs covering the stem within the inflorescence and the greenish bracts.

Stem leaves of Silvery Brown Everlasting, Woodrush Pussytoes, Woodrush Pussy-toes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides (Synonyms: Antennaria luzuloides var. luzuloides, Antennaria luzuloides var. oblanceolata)

The photo above shows a close-up side-view of the lower stem of woodrush pusstytoes. Note the long, narrow, grayish leaves which help identify this species.

Silvery Brown Everlasting, Woodrush Pussytoes, Woodrush Pussy-toes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides (Synonyms: Antennaria luzuloides var. luzuloides, Antennaria luzuloides var. oblanceolata)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the general form of woodrush pussytoes as seen on the Yakama-Klickitat County line on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams............May 29, 2006. Note how the stem is fairly well covered with long leaves up to at least mid-stem.

Flower heads of Silvery Brown Everlasting, Woodrush Pussytoes, Woodrush Pussy-toes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides (Synonyms: Antennaria luzuloides var. luzuloides, Antennaria luzuloides var. oblanceolata)
The photo above shows a close-up view of the female inflorescence of woodrush pussytoes as seen at the Klickitat Canyon NRCA to the east of Mt. Adams............Jun3 22, 2008.

Paul Slichter