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Antennaria pulchella  Greene
Beautiful pussy toes,   Beautiful pussytoes
Antennaria pulchella is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.
California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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~109 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Antennaria
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: riparian, meadows, edges

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAntennaria alpina var. scabra
JEF + PLANTSAntennaria media ssp. ciliata
JEF + PLANTSAntennaria media ssp. pulchella
JEF + PLANTSAntennaria scabra
Information about  Antennaria pulchella from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (ANPU8)

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[Wikipedia] Range: It is native primarily to high elevations in the Sierra Nevada from Nevada County to Tulare County, where it is a plant of the alpine climate. Additional populations occur on Lassen Peak in Lassen County, and also in Washoe County, Nevada. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/21/2025).