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Antennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn. trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesAntennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn. trib. Gnaphalieae
SynonymsGnaphalium alpinum L.
 Antennaria arenicola Malte
 Antennaria borealis Greene
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitudearctic-alpine
Descriptionstoloniferous, basal leaves uninerved, spathulate to oblanceolate, mucronate, abaxially tomentose, capitula 2-5 in corymb, involucral bracts dark brown
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typecarpet
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Circumpolar
Europe
     Northern Europe (Finland , Norway , Sweden )
     Eastern Europe (North European Russia )
Asia-Temperate
     Russian Far East (Magadan )
Northern America
     Subarctic America (Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon )
     Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia )
     Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Ontario , Québec )
     Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana , Wyoming)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ASTERACEAE

Antennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 410 (1791)

Basionym:
Gnaphalium alpinum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 856 (1753)

Synonyms:
Antennaria alpina cana Fernald & Wiegand
Antennaria alpina canescens Lange
Antennaria alpina compacta (Malte) S.L.Welsh
Antennaria alpina glabrata J.Vahl
Antennaria alpina intermedia Rosenv.
Antennaria alpina stolonifera (A.E.Porsild) S.L.Welsh
Antennaria alpina ungavensis Fernald
Antennaria arenicola Malte
Antennaria atriceps Fernald
Antennaria bayardii Fernald
Antennaria borealis Greene
Antennaria brunnescens Fernald
Antennaria cana Fernald
Antennaria canescens pseudoporsildii Böcher
Antennaria columnaris Fernald
Antennaria compacta Malte
Antennaria confusa Fernald
Antennaria crymophila Porsild
Antennaria foggii Fernald
Antennaria friesiana compacta (Malte) Hultén
Antennaria glabrata Greene
Antennaria intermedia (Rosenv.) Porsild
Antennaria labradorica Nutt.
Antennaria longii Fernald
Antennaria media compacta (Malte) Chmiel.
Antennaria pallida E.Nelson
Antennaria pedunculata Porsild
Antennaria stolonifera Porsild
Antennaria ungavensis Malte
Antenaria vexillifera Porsild
Antennaria wiegandii Fernald
Chamaezelum alpinum Link
Gnaphalium monanthon Willd. ex DC.
Gnaphalium uniflorum Pall. ex DC.

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