Antennaria parlinii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Parlin's pussytoes. It is widespread across eastern and central Canada and eastern and central United States, from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south as far as Texas and Georgia.
Description
Antennaria parlinii is an herb up to tall. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants; in some populations all the plants are female. White flowers bloom April to June, with 4 to 12 or more flowerheads on a cluster at the top of the stems. The common name refers to the resemblance of the flowers to the toes of a cat. The basal leaves are long and up to wide. A. parlinii is very similar to the species Antennaria plantaginifolia (plantain leaf pussytoes), although the flowers of A. parlinii" are larger.
Subspecies
Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax (Greene) R.J.Bayer & Stebbins
Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii''
The species is named for American botanist John Crawford Parlin (1863–1948), who recognized the uniqueness of the species.
Habitat
It grows in dry, rocky areas in full sun to partial shade. It prefers acid soil.