Dark Pussytoes
Antennaria umbrinella
The photo above shows a cluster of flowerheads
of dark pussytoes. The tips of the involucral bracts of this species are rounded
and whitish in color, with many of the bracts discolored with brown. Photographed
near Little Mt. Adams.......................July 17, 2006.
The photo above shows a stem leaf of dark pussytoes.
Photographed near Little Mt. Adams.......................July 17, 2006.
The photo above shows a mat of basal leaves
of dark pussytoes. Photographed near Little Mt. Adams.......................July
17, 2006. Note that the basal leaves are densely covered with white hairs both
sides of the leaves to help reflect sunlight from the leaf surface.
The photo above shows a close-up of the involucres
of dark pussytoes as photographed along the climbers trail above Hellroaring
Overlook on Mt. Adams................August 7, 2004. Note the brownish
bracts that have broadly rounded tips.
The photo above shows dark pussytoes as photographed
along the climbers trail above Hellroaring Overlook on Mt. Adams................August
7, 2004.
The photo above shows dark pussytoes as photographed
along the climbers trail above Hellroaring Overlook on Mt. Adams................August
7, 2004.
Paul Slichter