Antennaria parlinii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Antennaria |
| Species: | A. parlinii
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Synonymy of subsp. parlinii
Synonymy of subsp. fallax
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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.[5][6]
Description
[edit]Antennaria parlinii is an herb up to 45 centimetres (18 in) tall.[6] 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.[7] The common name refers to the resemblance of the flowers to the toes of a cat.[8] The basal leaves are 2.5–9.5 centimetres (1–3.75 in) long and up to 4.4 centimetres (1.75 in) wide. A. parlinii is very similar to the species Antennaria plantaginifolia (plantain leaf pussytoes), although the flowers of A. parlinii are larger.[7]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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).[6] It grows in dry, rocky areas in full sun to partial shade. It prefers acid soil.[9]
Conservation
[edit]As of December 2024[update], the conservation group NatureServe listed Antennaria parlinii as Secure (G5) worldwide. This status was last reviewed on 28 August 2023.[1]
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.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Antennaria parlinii was first formally named and described by Merritt Lyndon Fernald in 1897.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet, parlinii, was named after John Crawford Parlin who recognized the uniqueness of this species.[10] In English, the species is commonly known as Parlin's pussytoes.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]As of December 2024[update], Plants of the World Online recognizes two subspecies for this taxon:[2]
- Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii autonym
- Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax (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.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d NatureServe (6 December 2024). "Antennaria parlinii | NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Antennaria parlinii Fernald | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax (Greene) R.J.Bayer & Stebbins | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Antennaria parlinii". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
- ^ a b c d Bayer, Randall J. (2006). "Antennaria parlinii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 19. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ a b "Antennaria parlinii (Parlin's Pussytoes): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
- ^ "Antennaria parlinii - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org.
- ^ Denison, Egar (2017). Missouri Wildflowers (Sixth ed.). Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-887247-59-7.
- ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1897. Garden & Forest 10(491): 284
