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Antennaria pulchella

Greene

Sierra Pussytoes

G3Vulnerable Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143902
Element CodePDAST0H1H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAntennaria
Other Common Names
Sierra pussytoes (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-06-12
Change Date2001-06-05
Edition Date2000-12-14
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Antennaria pulchella (synonym A. alpina var. scabra) is in California (2800-3700 meters) and western Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Highlands and White Mountains, where it occurs in high meadows and snow basins and on ridges.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS4Yes
NevadaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
References (7)
  1. Cronquist, A. 1994. Asterales. In A. Cronquist, A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. Intermountain flora: Vascular plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 5. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 496 pp.
  2. Ferris, R.S. 1960. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states: Washington, Oregon, and California. Vol. IV. Bignoniaceae to Compositae. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, CA. 732 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. Jepson, W.L. 1925. A manual of the flowering plants of California. Independent Pressroom: San Francisco, CA.
  5. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  6. Lloyd, R.M., and R.S. Mitchell. 1973. A flora of the White Mountains, California and Nevada. University California Press, Berkeley. 202 pp.
  7. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.