Antennaria plantaginifolia

Plantain-leaved Pussytoes, Woman's Tobacco

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Family: Asteraceae (Aster / Sunflower family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: late March - early May

Plantain-leaved Pussytoes has basal leaves that somewhat resemble plantain leaves, giving this plant its common name. Those leaves tend to persist through winter. Its male and female flowers are borne on separate stalks.




13 April 2016
Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA
(pistillate (female) flowers)
28 April 2015
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
(pistillate (female) flowers)
24 April 2015
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
24 April 2015
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
(staminate (male) flowers)
25 May 2016
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
5 April 2017
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
5 April 2017
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
 




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