familyAsteraceae
genusAntennaria
speciesAntennaria friesiana
subspeciesAntennaria friesiana subsp. friesiana
Antennaria friesiana subsp. friesiana
Synonyms: Antennaria angustifolia E. Ekman Antennaria ekmaniana A. E. Porsild
Gynoecious (staminates unknown). Plants 3.5–12.5 cm. Stolons 0.5–1 cm. Cauline leaves 7–14 mm. Heads 2–4. Involucres: staminate unknown; pistillate 6–7 mm. Corollas staminate unknown; pistillate 3.5–4 mm. Cypselae 1–2 mm; pappi: staminate unknown; pistillate 4–4.5 mm. 2n = 56, 63, 100+.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Arctic and alpine tundra, on or near dry rocky outcrops or sand ridges
Elevation: 100–1500 m
Distribution
Greenland, Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.W.T., Nunavut, Que., Yukon, Alaska, Siberia (arctic).
Discussion
The sexual progenitors of subsp. friesiana are subspp. alaskana and neoalaskana.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.