Mt. Rainier Flora --
Antennaria howellii -- (Howell's pussytoes)
There are two subspecies, the photo being of the more common neodioica. It grows along banks and on open slopes in lowland sites.
Author: Susan McDougall
Box Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7088, -121.5971
Date: June 22, 2014
Subspecies neodioica is characterized by long hairs on the upper surface of the leaves although the leaves may become more smooth as they age.
Author: Susan McDougall
Box Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7088, -121.5971
Date: June 22, 2014
The less common of the two subspecies, howellii grows in similar habitats as neodioica. The upper surface of the leaves is green, lacking hairs.
Author: Susan McDougall
Cowlitz Divide, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.722, -121.5889, 3244
Date: June 22, 2016
The heads of both subspecies are borne in flat-topped clusters. This is subspecies howellii.
Author: Susan McDougall
Cowlitz Divide, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.722, -121.5889, 3244
Date: June 22, 2016
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