Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved (Antennaria plantaginifolia) aka Woman's Tobacco
Wild Flowers of Sleepy Hollow Lake
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(Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved - 01) This is a patch of mostly female or pistillate plantain-leaved
pussytoes interspersed with a few dandelions. These wildflowers grow as separately sexed flowers, and as we have
seen, they are not always growing together in the same patch with the opposite
sex flowers, which to us seems somewhat odd. |
(Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved - 01a) This is a closer look at some of the female
or pistillate plantain-leaved pussytoes. To the left of the photo, we can see
the plantain leaves with their lineal veining. |
(Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved - 02) This is another patch of plantain-leaved
pussytoes that are mostly female. Pussytoes, of which there are about 40 species
scattered throughout North America, is a native wildflower that blooms in mid
spring. |
(Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved - 03) This is a small patch of male or staminate
plantain-leaved pussytoes. They grow to heights of from 3 to 16 inches, but they
will usually be smaller where the grass is cut and they are in full sun, though
they do also like dry open woods. |
(Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved - 03a) This is a close up of the flowering head of
male plantain-leaved pussytoes. Each of the 4 flowering heads that make up this
cluster is only about 1/4 inch in diameter. Each individual flower is less that
1/32 if an inch in diameter. In this photo, we can also see the yellow pollen
grains developing on the tips of the stamens. Pussytoes are members of the aster
family. |
(Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved - 04) This is another look at some of the male
plantain-leaved pussytoes. Even though these pussytoes are members of the aster
family, they have no ray flowers. The flower clusters that we see are disk
flowers. |
(Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved - 04a) This is a bee's eye view of a terminal,
triple bloom cluster of a male (staminate) plantain-leaved pussytoes. The color
of the flowers can range from white to a very light pink. |
(Pussytoes, Plantain-leaved - 05) This is another look at the male
plantain-leaved pussytoes growing in the cut grassy area of the field. |
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