Question: Is this Anaphalis margaritacea? Grows in large colonies in my lawn in western Adirondack Mts. 6-10 inches high, with only …
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Is this Anaphalis margaritacea? Grows in large colonies in my lawn in western Adirondack Mts. 6-10 inches high, with only white color flowering (no trace of yellow), few small leaves on stalk, limited branching, going to seed about 4 weeks after emerging from ground. A spring species. A non-native?
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Dear tomyancey, good morning. You've collected Antennaria howellii (small pussytoes), a native member of the Asteraceae that belongs to a similar group of plants that includes Anaphalis. Best wishes.
