Antennaria solitaria

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Singlehead Pussytoes imported from iNaturalist photo 359920635 on 10 September 2024.jpg

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|genus = Antennaria

|species = solitaria

|authority = Rydb.

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-45015 The Plant List Antennaria solitaria Rydb.]

|synonyms =

• Antennaria monocephala (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene 1897, illegitimate homonym not DC. 1838 [Illegitimate]
• Antennaria plantaginifolia var. monocephala Torr. & A.Gray 1843

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Antennaria solitaria is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name singlehead pussytoes.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066090 Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 401 Singlehead pussytoes Antennaria solitaria Rydberg] It is found in the southeastern and east-central part of the United States from Delaware and southern Pennsylvania west to southern Illinois and south as far as Georgia and Louisiana.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Antennaria%20solitaria.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]

Antennaria solitaria sometimes grows up to 35 cm (14 inches) in height. Flower heads are borne singly rather than in arrays of several heads. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The species tends to grow on slopes or streambanks in moist, rich forests.