Species of flowering plant
Antennaria parlinii
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Asterids
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Order:
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Asterales
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Family:
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Asteraceae
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Genus:
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Antennaria
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Species:
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A. parlinii
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Binomial name
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Antennaria parlinii
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Synonyms[1]
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- Antennaria arnoglossa Greene
- Antennaria ambigens (Greene) Fernald, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria ampla Bush, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria arkansana Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria bifrons Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria brainerdii Fernald, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria brainerdii Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria calophylla Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria elliptica Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria fallax Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria farwellii Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria greenei Bush, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria mesochora Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria munda Fernald, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria occidentalis Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
- Antennaria umbellata Greene, syn of subsp. fallax
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Antennaria parlinii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Parlin's pussytoes. It is widespread across eastern and central Canada and eastern and central United States, from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south as far as Texas and Georgia.[2][3]
Description
Antennaria parlinii is an herb up to 45 centimetres (18 in) tall. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants; in some populations all the plants are female. White flowers bloom April to June, with 4 to 12 or more flowerheads on a cluster at the top of the stems.[4] The common name refers to the resemblance of the flowers to the toes of a cat.[5] The basal leaves are 2.5–9.5 centimetres (1–3.75 in) long and up to 4.4 centimetres (1.75 in) wide. A. parlinii is very similar to the species Antennaria plantaginifolia (plantain leaf pussytoes), although the flowers of A. parlinii" are larger. [4]
- Subspecies[1][3]
- Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax (Greene) R.J.Bayer & Stebbins
- Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii
The species is named for American botanist John Crawford Parlin (1863–1948), who recognized the uniqueness of the species.[6][7]
Habitat
It grows in dry, rocky areas in full sun to partial shade. It prefers acid soil.[8]
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