Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes
Antennaria media
Synonyms: Antennaria alpina, Antennaria alpina var. media
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Two close-up views 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.
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Alpine pussytoes as seen at left in High Prairie, Badger Creek Wilderness........July 18, 2017. The photo at center shows alpine pussytoes as seen at the Mount Hood Meadows Ski Resort, Mt. Hood National Forest.......July 18, 2017. The image at right shows alpine pussytoes beginning to bloom in upper High Prairie, Badger Creek WildernessJuly 3, 2024.
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These photos show alpine pussytoes as photographed along the Timberline Trail at a saddle about one half mile west and high above Lambertson Butte.......July18, 2021.
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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 center 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 at right shows a close-up view of the stem leaves
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 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.
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