Antennaria alpina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Antennaria |
Species: | A. alpina |
Binomial name | |
Antennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn. |
Antennaria alpina (Alpine Catsfoot or Alpine Pussytoes) is a species in genus Antennaria, native to subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, and extending south at high altitudes in mountains in Scandinavia, and in the Rocky Mountains south to Montana.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 15 cm tall, with off-white to pinkish flowerheads 4–8 mm in diameter, produced in clusters of three to five together.