Antennaria luzuloides subsp. aberrans

(E. E. Nelson) R. J. Bayer & Stebbins

Canad. J. Bot. 71: 1597. 1993.

Common names: Small-headed rush pussytoes
Endemic
Basionym: Antennaria argentea subsp. aberrans E. E. Nelson Bot. Gaz. 34: 124. 1902
Synonyms: Antennaria luzuloides var. microcephala (A. Gray) Cronquist Antennaria microcephala A. Gray Antennaria pyramidata Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 398. Mentioned on page 397.

Basal leaves 1(–3)-nerved, linear, 1–5 mm. Heads 10–30 in racemiform to paniculiform arrays. Involucres: staminate 3.5–4 mm; pistillate 3.5–4.5 mm. Phyllaries proximally green, distally white. Corollas: staminate 2.5–3.2 mm; pistillate 2–2.5 mm. Cypselae 1–1.5 mm, sparingly papillate-strigose; pappi: staminate 3–3.5 mm; pistillate 2.5–3 mm.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Moist, open, meadows and drainages, lower montane, ponderosa pine zone
Elevation: 1000–2200 m

Discussion

Subspecies aberrans is characterized by its non-stoloniferous habit and relatively small heads in racemiform to paniculiform arrays.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Randall J. Bayer +
(E. E. Nelson) R. J. Bayer & Stebbins +
Antennaria argentea subsp. aberrans +
Small-headed rush pussytoes +
Calif. +, Nev. +  and Oreg. +
1000–2200 m +
Moist, open, meadows and drainages, lower montane, ponderosa pine zone +
Flowering summer. +
Canad. J. Bot. +
Antennaria luzuloides var. microcephala +, Antennaria microcephala +  and Antennaria pyramidata +
Antennaria luzuloides subsp. aberrans +
Antennaria luzuloides +
subspecies +