Pussytoes 

The flowering head is a tuft-like cluster of white disc flowers surrounded by a fringe of white to purple involucral bracts. Ray flowers are absent. About 5 to 9 flowering heads form the inflorescence. Sexes are separate, and the plants are either male or female. The plant is covered with cottony hairs which impart a greenish-gray, or sage-colored appearance. Leaves attach to the stem individually, and lack teeth. Lower leaves form a cluster at the stem base, are ob-ovate, and attach by narrow, winged petioles. Upper leaves are lance-shaped, and attach without a petiole. Leaf tips bear a tiny spine. Blooms during April and May. The plant is ankle-high and occurs in spreading colonies in woodland openings. Native to N. A.