Participant Info

Species

Antennaria rosulata [Antennaria sierrae-blancae]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

Kaibab pussytoes, silvery pussytoes

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1911

LatestDate

2018

Ecosystem

montane

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Carnero, Cumbres, La Veta, Spring Creek, Stunner

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir

Other Localities

La Botica

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Bear Creek trailhead meadow, 4 June 2018

Comments

Kaibab pussytoes is a common montane species on the west side of the Watershed. The only collection of Antennaria rosulata from the east side of the Valley is near La Veta pass (Costilla Co). The locations in northern New Mexico, however, are from both sides of the Rio Grande drainage. In the USA this tiny lower-elevation Antennaria is primarily a Four Corners species, largely found in Utah, northeastern Arizona, southwestern Colorado, and the top two-thirds of New Mexico. Note that the species is dioecious, some plants with pistillate heads, some with staminate heads.

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