XRocky Mountain Pussytoes (Antennaria media)X
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Rocky Mountain Pussytoes -or- Alpine Pussytoes (Antennaria media), family Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)
Thank you, Mike Foley (USDA Forest Service), for your assistance with the identification of this species.
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Plant location: Photographed in the Goliath Natural Area, Mt. Evans, Colorado on June 28, 2011. GPS coordinates: N39°38.559 W105°35.567 - Elevation: 11,528'.Plant -
Bloom season: June through August.Foliage -
Sighted on a dual sport motorcycle ride near Rollins Colorado - June 29, 2014. -
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June 29, 2014. This group of pussytoes was sighted in the ghost town of Tolland Colorado, near Rollins. -
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Found near the excellent Goliath Nature Area on Mt. Evans in Colorado. -
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Found near the excellent Goliath Nature Area on Mt. Evans in Colorado - July 3, 2011. -
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Another of the sightings near Goliath Nature Area on Mt. Evans in Colorado - July 3, 2011. -