Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Antennaria racemosa Hook. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1(suppl.): 330 (1834) |
Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 1200-3000m |
Description | stoloniferous, lower leaves 3-nerved, elliptic to oblong, mucronate, abaxially tomentose, adaxially glabrous, stem leaves linear, obtuse, capitula 3-12 in raceme or panicle |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Antennaria petasites Greene Antennaria piperi Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |