Antennaria virginica Stebbins

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Antennaria virginica Stebbins

  • Description

    Species Description - Heads small, the pistillate invols 5–7 mm; consistently sexual; diploid or tetraploid; otherwise like a small and delicate form of A. neglecta var. neodioica. Mainly shale- barrens; w. Va. and e. W.Va. to Pa., but also to Ky. and s. and e.c. O. Apr., May. (A. neglecta var. argillicola)

  • Common Names

    shale-barren pussytoes