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Antennaria
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Antennaria is a genus of dioecious perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with a few species (A. chilensis, A. linearifolia, A. sleumeri) in temperate southern South America; the highest species diversity is in North America. Common names include catsfoot or '''cat's-foot, pussytoes and everlasting'''.
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Antennaria is a genus of plants within the family Asteraceae, also referred to as Compositae. It belongs to the order Asterales and the class Magnoliopsida, with the phylum Tracheophyta. The genus is part of the tribe Gnaphalieae and is accepted as a valid taxon. Common names for this group include pussytoes, pearly everlasting, and 蝶须属.
Records for Antennaria are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, MSC, and NY. These records document occurrences in the United States and Canada. The genus produces fruit of the achene type.
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Species
Pussy-toes
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCompositae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,723
- With media
- 1,396
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, MSC, NY
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gnaphalieae
- Image
- Antennaria dioica.jpg
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- taxon name
- Antennaria
- Commons category
- Antennaria
- topic's main category
- Category:Antennaria
- Commons gallery
- Antennaria
- taxon common name
- 蝶须属
- has fruit type
- achene
- PAEnflowered taxon URL
- www.paenflowered.org/apgii/asterales/asteraceae/antennaria
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Antennaria is a genus of dioecious perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with a few species (A. chilensis, A. linearifolia, A. sleumeri) in temperate southern South America; the highest species diversity is in North America. Common names include catsfoot or '''cat's-foot, pussytoes and everlasting'.
Different Antennaria species reach between 10 cm and 50 cm in height. The leaves are basal and often stem leaves. The name Antennaria refers to the projecting stamens seen on the male flowers of some species, resembling insect antennae.
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