Asteraceae
Daisy Family
Field pussytoes
Antennaria neglecta Greene
- Stem: perennial; very short with basal leaves; flower stalk somewhat lax and up to 6” long.
- Leaves: basal; widest above the middle with long-tapering bases and rounded to sharp points at the tips; 2” by 1/2” and smaller; sessile with one main vein; very hairy above and below.
- Inflorescence: several heads clustered at the tip of a hairy flower stalk having tiny (1/2” long) pointed leaves.
- Heads: white; 1/2” across, rays fringed at the tip; fuzzy when mature with plumes on the “seeds”; fillaries 1/4” long with a dark spot near the tip.
- Fruits: “seeds” (fruits) 1/32” long with 1/4” plumes.
- Habitat: common; usually in clusters of plants; in openings in woods and on dry and sandy prairies.
- Bibliography from Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Vascular Plants of Iowa
Can be found in these counties:
