| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Antennaria howellii Greene trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Synonyms | Antennaria callilepis Greene |
| Antennaria eximia Greene | |
| Antennaria isabellina Greene ex House | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-2200m |
| Description | basal leaves 25-40mm long, oblanceolate to spathulate, 1-3-veined, adaxially green, abaxially tomentose, stem leaves 2-4cm long, linear, capitula 5-12 in corymb |
| Size | 8-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Ontario ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Minnesota , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
howellii canadensis (Greene) R.J.Bayer, Brittonia 41: 397 (1989)
howellii neodioica (Greene) R.J.Bayer, ibid.
howellii petaloidea (Fernald) R.J.Bayer, ibid.
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