Scientific Name:
Antennaria dioica
Pronunciation:
an-ten-AR-ee-uh dy-oh-EE-kuh
Common Name:
pussy toes
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Basal leaves mostly spatulate, 2-3cm long x 4-8mm wide, apex mucronate, gray pubescence; stem leaves linear, 7-13mm long x 3-6mm wide, apex acute; female plant heads ~12mm wide and darker pink then male plant flower heads which are ~6mm wide and on shorter peduncles, 3-7 heads with their numerous pink to white bracts form a compact corymb-like inflorescence.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
< 0.1m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Europe, North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Alkaline
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Tomentose
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Linear, Spatulate
Apices:
Acute, Mucronate, Rounded
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
Ciliate, Entire
Additional Info:
leaves with dense white hairs on lower surface to 4cm long
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (Bracts green-white to pinkish)
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May, Jun
Additional Info:
Ray florets absent
Fruit Type:
Cypsela (achene + calyx)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Organ Modifications:
Runners (or stolons)
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
