Participant Info

Species

Antennaria media [Antennaria mucronata] [Antennaria umbrinella]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

Rocky Mountain pussytoes

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1924

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta, San Juan

Passes

Carnero, Elwood, Grayback, Stony, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Grayback Pass, open subalpine meadow 5 Aug 2021

Comments

Except for one collection of Antennaria media from California Peak in the north Cristos (1998), all other records are from the west side of the valley, where the species is fairly common. There are, however, collections from the New Mexico Cristos, from Santa Fe on north. Ackerfield (2017, 2022) shows Costilla Co, with no vouchers in SEINet. This distinctive pussytoes is present in alpine and subalpine zones of all Western states.

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