Antennaria aromatica

Antennaria aromatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Antennaria
Species:
A. aromatica
Binomial name
Antennaria aromatica

Antennaria aromatica, the scented pussytoes,[1] is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.[2][3] The crushed foliage has a strong scent resembling that of citronella.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 408 Scented or aromatic pussytoes, Antennaria aromatica Evert, Madroño. 31: 109, fig. 1. 1984.
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Chmielewski, J. G.; Chinnappa, C. C. (1988). "Range Extension of Antennaria Aromatica Evert (Asteraceae: Inuleae)". Sida, Contributions to Botany. 13 (2): 256–258. JSTOR 41966785.
  4. ^ Evert, Erwin F. 1984. Madroño 31(2): 109–111, figure 1


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