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Wildflowers - Littleleaf Pussytoes
 
Littleleaf Pussytoes, Pink Pussytoes, Red Pussytoes, Antennaria microphylla, A. rosea
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Littleleaf Pussytoes, Pink Pussytoes, Red Pussytoes - Antennaria microphylla, A. rosea
 

Littleleaf pussytoes can vary in color by elevation.  Generally at higher elevations the plant has deeply pink bracts.  At lower elevations they are more commonly white.

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Did You Know?
Fire is an important factor in protecting the prairie. Historically, fires burned across the prairie every 4 to 7 years. Fires burn the small trees that march across the prairie turning the grasslands to forest.

Last Updated: May 19, 2007 at 18:17 EST