Single-head Pussytoes (Antennaria monocephala)

Single-head Pussytoes, a reference photo — Photo: NPS / Jacob W. Frank: Denali National Park and Preserve · Public domain

Antennaria monocephala, the pygmy pussytoes, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to arctic and alpine regions of North America (Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, the three Canadian Arctic Territories, Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, and Wyoming) as well as the Chukotka (Chukchi) Peninsula of Russia.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Single-head Pussytoes being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Antennaria alpina
Antennaria friesiana

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Antennaria
Species: Antennaria monocephala

Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.

Check your photo

More species