[Pussytoes: The Genus Antennaria in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Field Pussytoes

Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica

Synonyms: Antennaria neglecta var. attenuata, Antennaria neglecta var. neodioica

Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Synonyms: Antennaria neglecta var. attenuata, Antennaria neglecta var. neodioica)

The female flower head of field pussytoes as seen atop Hardy Ridge in Beacon Rock State Park..........April 20, 2015.

Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Synonyms: Antennaria neglecta var. attenuata, Antennaria neglecta var. neodioica) - Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Synonyms: Antennaria neglecta var. attenuata, Antennaria neglecta var. neodioica)

Field pussytoes as seen atop Hardy Ridge in Beacon Rock State Park..........April 20, 2015. Note the grayish upper surface to the leaves. Similar ssp. howellii has glabrous green leaves from the start.
Paul Slichter