Antennaria solitaria Rydberg. Common name: Southern Single-head Pussytoes. Phenology: Late Mar-May. Habitat: Forests and woodlands, often mesic and/or shaded. Distribution: VA, WV, sw. PA, s. OH, and s. IN south to GA, LA, and OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: A. solitaria is a sexual diploid ancestor of the A. parlinii complex (Bayer 2006).
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA19, G, Il, K4, Oh3, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Arriagada (1998), Bayer & Stebbins (1993)
Links to other floras: = Antennaria solitaria - FNA19
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect, colony-forming perennial that spreads by runners, found in moist to somewhat moist forests and woodlands, often on bluffs and stream banks.
Stems: Stem a slender, unbranched flowering stalk arising from a basal rosette; it is covered with long white hairs.
Leaves: Leaves mostly basal, sessile or with petiole-like attenuate bases, oblong-oval to spoon-shaped, 2-3 in. long, 3- to 5-veined, white-furry beneath and furry to smooth and green above.
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Flowers: Male and female flowers on separate plants, in solitary terminal heads; heads white (sometimes pink), 1/2-3/4 in. wide, consisting of a tight clump of tiny florets surrounded at the base by whorls of green or brown, white-tipped bracts; male (staminate) florets have reddish-brown, tubular anthers, while the female (pistillate florets) are fluffy white with multiple styles.
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Height: 7-11 in.
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description: Erect, colony-forming perennial that spreads by runners, found in moist to somewhat moist forests and woodlands, often on bluffs and stream banks.
stems: Stem a slender, unbranched flowering stalk arising from a basal rosette; it is covered with long white hairs.
leaves: Leaves mostly basal, sessile or with petiole-like attenuate bases, oblong-oval to spoon-shaped, 2-3 in. long, 3- to 5-veined, white-furry beneath and furry to smooth and green above.
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flowers: Male and female flowers on separate plants, in solitary terminal heads; heads white (sometimes pink), 1/2-3/4 in. wide, consisting of a tight clump of tiny florets surrounded at the base by whorls of green or brown, white-tipped bracts; male (staminate) florets have reddish-brown, tubular anthers, while the female (pistillate florets) are fluffy white with multiple styles.
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native range: southeastern United States