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Antennaria pulcherrima (Hook.) Greene trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesAntennaria pulcherrima (Hook.) Greene trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyPittonia 3: 176 (1897)
Native RangeSubarctic America to e. Canada and nw. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatalluvial gravel
Altitude0-3000m
Descriptionbasal leaves 3-5-veined, spathulate to lanceolate, acute, grey pubescent to silvery lanate, stem leaves linear, capitula 3-30 in corymb or panicle
Size20-50cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAntennaria carpatica var. pulcherrima Hook.
Antennaria pulcherrima var. angustisquama A.E.Porsild
Antennaria pulcherrima var. sordida B.Boivin
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan)
     72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario, QUE Québec)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah)
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