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Aromatic Pussytoes - Antennaria aromatica
Native Species
Global Rank:
G4
State Rank:
S4
(see State Rank Reason below)
C-value:
7
Agency Status
USFWS:
USFS:
BLM:
State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)
Antennaria aromatica is locally common in some areas of southwestern and central Montana in the subalpine and alpine, especially on limestone substrates. The habitat is often remote with many areas in designated wilderness. No significant and widespread threats to the species are known.
General Description
Stoloniferous, mat-forming from a branched caudex. Stems ascending to erect, 2–10 cm. Herbage glandular, aromatic. Basal leaves spatulate, 5–12 mm long, 1-nerved. Stem leaves linear, 3–15 mm long. Inflorescence corymbiform with 2 to 5 heads. Involucre: female 5–8 mm high; male 4–5 mm high. Phyllaries brown. Corolla female 3–4 mm long; male 2–3 mm long. Pappus 3–6 mm long. Achenes 1–2 mm long, pappilose (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
AB to ID and WY (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Reports from elsewhere in northwest North America have largely proven to be false.
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 126
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Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Ecology
POLLINATORS The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap:
Bombus pensylvanicus (Colla and Dumesh 2010).
Stewardship Responsibility
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
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Colla, S.R. and S. Dumesh. 2010. The bumble bees of southern Ontario: notes on natural history and distribution. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 141:39-68.- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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