Taxon Report

Antennaria pulchella Greene

beautiful pussy-toes

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Taxon Summary

Antennaria pulchella, commonly known as beautiful pussy-toes, is a perennial stoloniferous herb in the Asteraceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Alpine boulder and rock field (stream margins), and Meadows and seeps, growing at elevations from 2800 to 3700 meters. Antennaria pulchella is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Antennaria pulchella Greene
Common Name:	beautiful pussy-toes
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST0H1H0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ANPU8
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial stoloniferous herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep	Jun-Sep
Elevation:	2800-3700 (9185-12140)
General Habitats:	Alpine boulder and rock field, Meadows and seeps
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO), Tulare (TUL), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cirque Peak (3611842), Convict Lake (3711857), Florence Lake (3711838), Kearsarge Peak (3611873), Koip Peak (3711972), Mineral King (3611845), Mount Dana (3711982), Mount Whitney (3611853), Mt. Abbot (3711847), Mt. Clarence King (3611874), Mt. Darwin (3711826), Mt. Goddard (3711816), Mt. Hilgard (3711837), Mt. Patterson (3811943), Mt. Silliman (3611866), Mt. Thompson (3711825), North Palisade (3711815), Split Mtn. (3711814), Tioga Pass (3711983), Triple Divide Peak (3611855)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



See Leaflets of Botanical Observation and Criticism 2:149 (1911) for original description, and Madroño 37(3):171-183 (1990) for taxonomic treatment.
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 28 February 2025].