Species Antennaria plantaginifolia | Known

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Growth

Height: 4-9 inches
Spread: 9-18 inches
Growth Rate: Slow

Appearance

Bloom Color: White
Foliage Color: Gray-green foliage with a silvery-white lower surface.
Fall Foliage Color: Yellow, Green, Silver/Gray Shades

Environment

Hardiness Zones: Zones 3-8
Sunlight Requirements: Ideally full Sun. Tolerates partial sun
Soil Type: Well-draining, lean, gritty to rocky soil with little organic matter, dry to medium moisture; avoids fertile, humusy, organic-matter-rich soils.
Soil Drainage: Well-drained soil—lean, gritty to rocky, with dry to medium moisture and little organic matter.
Soil pH: Acidic---------------------------------------- Acidic soils

Lifecycle

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle: Deciduous
Seasons of Interest: Spring and Summer
Bloom Time: Spring

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife: Bees and other pollinators; butterflies; birds (seeds used by Bobwhite Quail)

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: (L.) Richardson
Publication: Bot. App.: 30 (1823)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Angiosperms
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Antennaria

Synonyms

Gnaphalium plantagineum Gnaphalium plantaginifolium var. plantaginifolium Antennaria plantaginifolia Gnaphalium plantaginifolium Antennaria plantaginifolia var. petiolata Gnaphalium plantaginifolium var. parvifolium Antennaria plantaginea var. petiolata Antennaria plantaginifolia var. plantaginifolia Disynanthus plantagineus Antennaria denikeana Antennaria decipiens Antennaria pinetorum Antennaria caroliniana Gnaphalium dioicum var. plantaginifolium Antennaria nemoralis

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024