| Littleleaf pussytoes | |
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| Antennaria microphylla, Clearwater National Forest, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Antennaria |
| Species: | A. microphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Antennaria microphylla Rydb. |
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Antennaria microphylla (Littleleaf pussytoes, Rosy pussytoes, Pink pussytoes, Small pussytoes, Dwarf everlasting) is a stoloniferous perennial forb in the Aster family (Asteraceae). It grows from 1.2 to 12 inches (3.0 to 30 cm) with spoon shaped or oblong leaves; it blossoms from late May to July. Native to North America, this plant occurs from Alaska to Ontario and south to California, New Mexico, Colorado, and Nebraska. It can be found growing in plains, hills, dry meadow, and open wood habitats. The Columbian ground squirrel feeds on Litteleaf pussytoes.[2]