Pussytoes, White

Description

White Flowers ( Everlastings )
Composite Family (Compositae)

White Pussytoes
Antennaria microphylla

Season: Spring/Summer
Habitat: Eastern Slope Montane
Height: Up to 22 cm

Description: The leaves of this everlasting are tiny, alternate, woolly-white, and form a spreading clump at the base of the stem. The fuzzy stem rises to a terminal cluster of unique flowers. The cluster of composites is composed of only disk flowers, like the centre of a daisy, growing in a dense, fuzzy mass.