Antennaria parlinii
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Antennaria_parlinii_1zz.jpg
|image_alt = Small Parlin's pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii) plant among wood chippings
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|status = G5
|status_system = TNC
|genus = Antennaria
|species = parlinii
|authority = Fernald
|subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
|subdivision =
- A. parlinii subsp. parlinii
- A. parlinii subsp. fallax
|synonyms_ref = {{Cite POWO|id=77179564-1|title=Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science|access-date=26 December 2024}}{{Cite POWO|id=14804-2|title=Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax (Greene) R.J.Bayer & Stebbins | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science|access-date=26 December 2024}}
|synonyms =
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|title=Synonymy of subsp. parlinii
|Antennaria arnoglossa {{Small|Greene}}
|Antennaria parlinii var. arnoglossa {{Small|(Greene) Fernald}}
|Antennaria plantaginifolia var. arnoglossa {{Small|(Greene) Cronquist}}
|Antennaria propinqua {{Small|Greene}}
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|title = {{Small|Synonymy of subsp. fallax}}
|Antennaria fallax {{Small|Greene}}
|Antennaria parlinii var. fallax {{Small|(Greene) B.L.Turner}}
|Antennaria ambigens {{Small|Fernald }}
|Antennaria ampla {{Small|Bush}}
|Antennaria arkansana {{Small|Greene }}
|Antennaria arnoglossa var. ambigens {{Small|Greene }}
|Antennaria bifrons {{Small|Greene}}
|Antennaria brainerdii {{Small|Fernald }}
|Antennaria calophylla {{Small|Greene}}
|Antennaria elliptica {{Small|Greene }}
|Antennaria fallax var. calophylla {{Small|Fernald}}
|Antennaria farwellii {{Small|Greene }}
|Antennaria greenei {{Small|Bush }}
|Antennaria mesochora {{Small|Greene }}
|Antennaria munda {{Small|Fernald }}
|Antennaria occidentalis {{Small|Greene}}
|Antennaria parlinii var. ambigens {{Small|Fernald }}
|Antennaria parlinii var. farwellii {{Small|(Greene) B.Boivin }}
|Antennaria plantaginifolia var. ambigens {{Small|(Greene) Cronquist }}
|Antennaria umbellata {{Small|Greene}}
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Antennaria parlinii, known as Parlin's pussytoes, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Like other species in the genus, the plant is dioecious. It is widespread across eastern and central Canada and eastern and central United States, from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south as far as Texas and Georgia.{{BONAP|ref|genus=Antennaria|species=parlinii}}{{eFloras|1|242416071|tribe=Gnaphalieae |first=Randall J. |last=Bayer}}
Description
Antennaria parlinii is an herb up to {{convert |45|cm|in}} tall. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants (also known as dioecy); in some populations all the plants are female. White flowers bloom April to June, with 4 to 12 or more flowerheads on a cluster at the top of the stems.{{cite web |title=Antennaria parlinii (Parlin's Pussytoes): Minnesota Wildflowers |url=https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/parlins-pussytoes |website=www.minnesotawildflowers.info |language=en}} The common name refers to the resemblance of the flowers to the toes of a cat.{{cite web |title=Antennaria parlinii - Plant Finder |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277134 |website=www.missouribotanicalgarden.org}} The basal leaves are {{convert |1|-|3.75|in|cm|order=flip}} long and up to {{convert |1.75|in|cm|order=flip}} wide. A. parlinii is very similar to the species Antennaria plantaginifolia (plantain leaf pussytoes), although the flowers of A. parlinii are larger.
Distribution and habitat
This species is found in Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia) and the United States (entirety of the Central United States and Eastern United States except for Florida). It grows in dry, rocky areas in full sun to partial shade. It prefers acid soil.{{cite book |last1=Denison |first1=Egar |title=Missouri Wildflowers |date=2017 |publisher=Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri |isbn=978-1-887247-59-7 |page=22 |edition=Sixth}}
Conservation
{{As of|2024|December}}, the conservation group NatureServe listed Antennaria parlinii as Secure (G5) worldwide. This status was last reviewed on 28 August 2023.
At the state and provincial level within Canada and the United States, the species is listed as Secure (S5) in Ontario, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Apparently Secure (S4) in Delaware, North Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia; Vulnerable (S3) in Georgia; Imperiled (S2) in Nova Scotia; Critically Imperiled (S1) in New Brunswick and Possibly Extirpated (SH) in Manitoba. The species is not yet assessed in any other state or province across its range.
Taxonomy
Antennaria parlinii was first formally named and described by Merritt Lyndon Fernald in 1897.
=Etymology=
The specific epithet, parlinii, was named after John Crawford Parlin who recognized the uniqueness of this species.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34643113#page/300/mode/1up Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1897. Garden & Forest 10(491): 284] In English, the species is commonly known as Parlin's pussytoes.
=Subspecies=
{{As of|2024|December}}, Plants of the World Online recognizes two subspecies for this taxon:{{Cite POWO|id=14800-2|title=Antennaria parlinii Fernald | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science|access-date=26 December 2024}}
- Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii {{Small|autonym}}
- Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax {{Small|(Greene) R.J.Bayer & Stebbins}}
The two subspecies can be differentiated using the stems and basal leaves. A. p. subsp. fallax has glandless stems and basal leaves that are adaxially tomentose, while A. p. subsp. parlinii has stems with purple, glandular hairs and basal leaves that are adaxially glabrous.
References
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External links
- [http://ozarkedgewildflowers.com/spring-wildflowers/pussy-toes-antennaria-parlinii/ Ozark Edge Wildflowers]
- [http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ANPA9 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas]
- [http://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=219 Michigan Flora]
- [http://www.delawarewildflowers.org/plant.php?id=0108 Delaware Wildflowers]
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Category:Plants described in 1897
Category:Flora of Eastern Canada
Category:Flora of the Northeastern United States
Category:Flora of the Southeastern United States