[Pussytoes: The Genus Antennaria East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes

Antennaria media

Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata

Dark, blackish-green involucral bracts of Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the inflorescence of alpine pussytoes as photographed at the Devils Garden on the northeastern side of Mt. Adams........July 24, 2005. Note the thin, blackish-green bracts which taper to a point.

Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata) - Alpine Pussytoes: Rocky Mountain Pussytoes, Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata)

Alpine pussytoes as seen along the Onion Creek Trail, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.......August 19, 2011.

Close-up of the involucral bracts of Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata) - Close-up of the involucral bracts of Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata)

Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata) - Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata)

Alpine pussytoes as seen along the North Loop Road at a spot where the snow lays late into mid-summer about one-half mile downhill to the west of the Kiger Gorge Overlook, Steens Mountain, Harney County, Oregon........August 31, 2011.

Male flower head of Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata) - Male flower head of Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata)

Close-up sideview of a female flower head of Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata) - Female flower head of Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata)

Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata) - Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata)

Additional close-up photos of alpine pussytoes as seen along the North Loop Road about one mile downhill from the Kiger Gorge Overlook, Steens Mountain, Harney County, Oregon........September 2, 2011. The uppermost pair of photos shows the cylindrical flower heads from male plants. The middle pair of photos shows the broader flower heads of female plants. Note the dark, narrow tips to the involucral bracts on all.

Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata) - Alpine Pussytoes, Rocky Mountain Pussytoes: Antennaria media (Synonyms: Antennaria alpina var. media, Antennaria austromontana, Antennaria candida, Antennaria densa, Antennaria gormanii, Antennaria modesta, Antennaria mucronata)

Alpine pussytoes as seen along the South Loop Road about one and a quater miles downhill west from the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain, Harney County, Oregon..........July 9, 2014.

Paul Slichter