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Solidago 17(1), March 2016 Solidago Newsletter of the Founded in 1997. Finger Lakes Native Plant Society Logo art of Tall Goldenrod, Solidago altissima, by Nat Cleavitt, 2006. Volume 17, No. 1 March 2016 Getting to Know the Pussytoes Local Flora of New York State by Arieh Tal Genus Antennaria (Asteraceae) Photo: Arieh Tal Figure 1: A small colony of Antennaria plantaginifolia in flower, 9 May 2013. USSYTOES (Antennaria species) are low-growing, colony-forming, native plants that are among the first wildflowers to bloom in spring, some starting as early as the first or second week of April. There are only four species of Antennaria found in New York, yet they are surprisingly difficult to distinguish from each other. They're closely related by ancestry, share many characteristics, and all seem to prefer dry, sandy or rocky, open to wooded habitats, at higher elevations, under thin canopy. Some are commonly found on lawns. All of the species in our region produce a solitary flowering stem from a tuft of basal leaves. The inflorescence, located at the summit of the stem, consists of a tight cluster of small, unisexual, flower heads. The flowers are rayless. Stems tend to be thin, densely hairy, and scarcely exceed 10 inches in height. [text continues ] - 2 - Solidago 17(1), March 2016 Antennaria flower heads are unisexual, not just on each stem, but in an entire colony. Populations may contain just male colonies, just female colonies, or both. In many instances, depending on the species, only plants with female (pistillate) heads are present. Check the gender of all of the colonies located in a particular population. Multiple species of Antennaria may sometimes be found growing together. Populations of Antennaria plantaginifolia (Plantain-leaved Pussytoes, Figs. 1-4, Table 1) and A. neglecta (Field Pussytoes, Table 1) may often contain colonies of both male (stam- inate) and female (pistillate) clones. By contrast, A. howellii (Howell's Pussytoes, Fig. 3, Table 1) and A. parlinii (Parlin's Pussytoes, Fig. 4, Table 1) typically produce colonies with only pistillate (female) flower heads, and only rarely produce staminate (male) plants. These two species are capable of setting seed without fertilization from a second plant. The four species are also distinguished in part by their basal and stolon leaves. Antennaria ne- glecta and A. howellii both have basal leaves with one prominent vein, and sometimes two additional less evident veins. Their basal leaves grow up to 2 cm in width, when fully expanded. By comparison, the basal leaves of Antennaria plantaginifolia and A. parlinii have from three to five prominent veins, and their basal leaves may grow to as much as 3.5 cm in width, when fully expanded. With respect to the shape of the Figure 2. Inflorescences of Antennaria plantaginifolia. basal leaves, all of our species have pistillate (left), staminate (right). leaves that are "spoon shaped"; that is, with an ovate blade that tapers to a wedge-shaped petiole. It should be noted that basal and stolon leaves may not attain their full size until somewhat later in the season. Thus, it is of- ten helpful to look for basal leaves of the previous season, if still present. [text continues ] The primary reference for this article is: Bayer, R. J. 2006. Antennaria. In: Flora of North America Edi- torial Committee, eds. 19+ vols. New York & Ox- ford. Vol. 19, pp. 388-415. An excellent ref- erence for faunal associations has been created by Dr. John Hilty at: [email protected]. It can be found at his website at: http://www. illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/fld_pussytoes x.htm (and on other species pages there). Additional, more technical information, helpful if you wish to identify the plants in your area, can be Figure 3: Basal leaves of Antennaria plantaginfolia found at my website: (top row) and Antennaria howellii (bottom row). http://botphoto.com/asteraceae.htm. Solidago 17(1), March 2016 - 3 - Figure 4: Comparison of basal leaves of (A) Antennaria plantaginfolia, (B) A. parlinii ssp. parlinii, and (C) A. parlinii ssp. fallax. Antennaria species have also been called "Ladies' Tobacco" by some authors. However, this vernacular name has also been applied to other species, particularly "Sweet Everlasting" (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium). The etymology of this fanciful name is not certain. Perhaps in the distant past, when women were not allowed to smoke tobacco, they turned to smoking dried pussytoes leaves instead. That's conjectural, and not recommended here. Of the approximately 45 species of Antennaria, 34 are found in North America — in temperate and arctic/alpine regions. The remaining species are found in either Mexico, South America, or Eurasia. The majority of North American species are located along the west coast and in the mountain states, and throughout much of Canada up to the Arctic Circle. Six species grow in the states east of the Mississippi River. Of those, four are in the New York/New England region. Antennaria virginica and Antennaria solitaria are also found elsewhere in the eastern part of the country, south and west of New York. Within the composite family (Asteraceae), the pussytoes are most closely related to the "everlastings" (Pseudognaphalium and Anaphalis), and the "cudweeds" (Gnaphalium). All of these species have flower heads with rayless florets, alternate stem leaves, and a covering of more or less dense, matted, and often stranded (cobweb-like) hairs. Because of the dense hairs, stems and leaves of most of these species appear variously gray-green or whitish. A large number of insect species have been found visiting Antennaria, either for nectar or larval food. The butterfly Vanessa virginiensis (American Painted Lady) is most often cited as a visitor to these species. [Please see pages 10-11 for more information on this butterfly.] - 4 - Solidago The Finger Lakes Native Plant Newsletter of the Society Steering Committee Finger Lakes Native Plant Society Krissy Boys: Projects (Chair) Volume 17, No. 1 March 2016 ======================================= Robert Dirig: Newsletter Editor Published quarterly at Ithaca, New York, USA. Meena Haribal: At Large, To receive a colored version when Solidago is published, Mark Inglis: At Large please ask Arieh Tal to join our e-mail distribution list. David Keifer: Treasurer Each colored version will also be posted on our website (www.flnps.org) after the next issue is produced. Rick Lightbody: At Large ) Susanne Lorbeer: Outings & Education Contents Carri Marschner: At Large Rosemarie Parker: Secretary & Assistant Newsletter Editor Dan Segal: At Large Anna Stalter: President, Outings & Education (Chair), Arieh Tal: Membership (Chair), Local Flora David Werier: At Large, Newsletter Editor Emeritus, Getting to Know the Pussytoes of New York State, Robert Wesley: Outings & Education Genus Antennaria (Asteraceae) (Arieh Tal) 1-3 Miscellany Announcements & Front Matter & Contents 4 Name That Plant Contest (David Werier) 5 Please Contribute to Solidago Letters (Charles R. Smith, Arieh Tal) 5 WE WELCOME CONTRIBUTIONS THAT FEATURE WILD PLANTS OF THE 2016 Wildflower of the Year 5 FINGER LAKES REGION OF N.Y. We include cryptogams What Is It? (Mary Weiss-Andersson) 8-9 (bryophytes, lichens, fungi, and algae) as “flora,” and Thank You! (Robert Dirig) 9 recognize that green plants provide habitats and FLNPS Is Now on Facebook (Anna Stalter) 9 substrates for these and many animals, especially insects. Lichen Photos (Betsy Crispell) 9 We are interested in zoological associations as long as Reviews plants are an integral part of the story. Solstice Celebration 2015 (Rosemarie Parker) 6 We can use a wide spectrum of material in a variety of Winning Solstice Recipes (R. Parker; D. Werier & S. writing styles. Our regular columns include the NAME THAT Brown; B., S., & L. Podulka) 7 PLANT CONTEST (identifying a mystery plant from images), Members’ Night, January 2016 (Rosemarie Parker) 8 LOCAL FLORA (plant lists from special sites), OUTINGS Plant Ecology (reports of FLNPS-sponsored excursions), and PLANT The American Lady’s Interactions with Everlastings PROFILES (on specific local plants). We also occasionally (Robert Dirig) 10-11 publish APPRECIATIONS (memorials to local botanists and naturalists), REVIEWS (of books, talks, workshops, Upcoming FLNPS Talks & Walks nurseries), LETTERS (commentaries and letters to the Late Winter & Spring 2016 12 editor), ESSAYS (on botanical themes), VERSE (haiku, sonnets, and poems of less formal structure), ART (botanical illustrations, plant designs, pencil sketches, decorations), and PHOTOGRAPHS (stand-alone images, Please send Solidago photo essays, and full-page composite plates, or originals contributions & correspondence that can be scanned & returned). We also can always use to Robert Dirig, Editor, FILLERS (very short notes, small images, cartoons) for the at [email protected]. last few inches of a column. Deadline for the June 2016 issue is May 15th ! Colored images in the online version will be converted into black and white before printing paper copies for mailing. Solidago 17(1), March 2016 - 5 - Name That Plant Contest Letters AME HAT LANT Bob: The photo from last issue’s N T P CONTEST [Solidago 16(4), page 6] was of Dissected I was browsing Amazon Books earlier this week, and found Grapefern (Botrychium dissectum). Although not that there is a facsimile edition of Dudley's Cayuga Flora avail- a rare plant in Central New York, it is small, usually able. It is described at occurs in low numbers, easily blends in with the http://www.amazon.com/Bulletin-Cornell-University- surrounding landscape, and therefore is often Cayuga-Flora/dp/B011351054/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8& overlooked. Like its close relatives and a few other qid=1455402023&sr=1-5&keywords=william+r+dudley local plants, such as Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora), it is a mycoheterotroph. That is, it obtains I have an original copy, but others in FLNPS might be its nutrition, at least in part, from parasitizing fungi interested. 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