Antennaria parlinii

Fern.

Parlin's Pussytoes

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150882
Element CodePDAST0H100
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAntennaria
Other Common Names
Antennaire de Parlin (FR) Parlin's 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.
Taxonomic Comments
Antennaria parlinii is one of five polyploid agamic complexes which have evolved via multiple hybridization among members of the Catipes group of species in the genus Antennaria. The A. parlinii complex of polyploid sexual and apomictic populations is the result of multiple hybridizations among sexual diploid species including A. plantaginifolia, A. racemosa, and A. solitaria. 2n = 56, 84, 70, 112. (Bayer in Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2006).
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2023-09-28
Change Date2010-02-02
Edition Date2023-09-28
Edition AuthorsNordman, C. (2023)
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Parlin's Pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii) occurs in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to southeastern Manitoba in Canada, south to Mississippi, Louisiana, and central Texas in the United States. There are more than 600 occurrences. Threat impacts likely are low, and include fragmentation and loss of habitat due to residential development and urbanization, and competition from invasive exotic plants.
Range Extent Comments
Parlin's Pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii) occurs in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to southeastern Manitoba in Canada, south to Mississippi, Louisiana, and central Texas in the United States. Range extent was estimated to be 3.6 million square kilometers, using herbarium specimens and photo-based observations documented between 1992 and 2023 (FNA 2006, GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023).
Occurrences Comments
Antennaria parlinii is considered common throughout much of its range, by applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium records and photo-based observations of Antennaria parlinii documented between 1992 and 2023, it is estimated that there more than 600 occurrences rangewide (FNA 2006, GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team 2023).
Threat Impact Comments
Threat impacts likely are low, and include fragmentation and loss of habitat due to residential development and urbanization, and competition from invasive exotic plants.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Parlin's Pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii) occurs in clearings, fields, along roadsides, and open woods, at up to 1500 meters elevation (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2006).

Reproduction

Parlin's Pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii) is dioecious, and populations of A. parlinii are either predominantly sexual (and outcrossing, with both plants having only male flowers, and plants having only female flowers) or predominantly apomictic, with plants having only female (and apomictic) flowers (O'Connell and Eckert 1999).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest EdgeWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferWoodland - Mixed
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS4Yes
IndianaS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IowaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
KansasSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
KentuckySNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
GeorgiaS3Yes
MississippiSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
QuebecSNRYes
ManitobaSHYes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
1 - Residential & commercial developmentSmall (1-10%)Serious or 31-70% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
1.1 - Housing & urban areasSmall (1-10%)Serious or 31-70% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
8 - Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
8.1 - Invasive non-native/alien species/diseasesRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. declineHigh (continuing)

Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
References (6)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2023. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2023).
  3. iNaturalist. 2023. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2023).
  4. 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.
  5. O'Connell, L.M. and C.G. Eckert. 1999. Differentiation in Sexuality among Populations of <i>Antennaria parlinii</i> (Asteraceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 160(3):567–575. DOI https://doi.org/10.1086/314144
  6. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.