Antennaria virginica is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names shalebarren pussytoes. It grows on Devonian shale barrens in the eastern United States. It is found in central Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia, with a few populations in eastern Ohio.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Antennaria virginica grows up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, spreading by horizontal stems that run along the surface of the ground. Male and female flower heads are borne on separate plants. One plant can have several heads in a flat-topped array.Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 403 Shalebarren pussytoes Antennaria virginica StebbinsStebbins, George Ledyard 1935. Rhodora 37(439): 229–237 descriptions in Latin and English, discussion in English, line drawings on page 235
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