Asteraceae

Rocky Mountain pussytoes

Antennaria media Greene

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Antennaria

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Rocky Mountain pussytoes (Antennaria media) — FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Rocky Mountain pussytoes, Dark pussytoes

Synonyms

Antennaria alpina var. media (Greene) Jeps.
Antennaria austromontana E.E.Nelson
Antennaria candida Greene
Antennaria densa Greene
Antennaria media subsp. media
Antennaria modesta Greene
Antennaria mucronata E.E.Nelson

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: marek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Covington, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cristhian Mace, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nina House, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.