PINK PUSSYTOES 



Antennaria rosea (Eaton) Greene 



Of all the kinds of Antennaria, pink pussytoes is one of the most 

 attractive, the pale silvery leaves and stems and the pink bracts of the 

 flower heads forming a pleasing color combination. The plants are 

 found usually in dry sterile or moist open ground, where they form 

 mats, often in association with Antennaria microphyllaj a similar species. 



Pink pussytoes belongs to the Aster Family, and ranges from 

 Colorado to California and Yukon. 



The specimen shown was collected at an altitude of 6,000 feet, 

 near Lake Agnes, reached by trail from Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. 



PLATE 2.86 



