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Mystery groundcover #872360
Asked June 10, 2024, 9:15 AM EDT
Hello-
I have had this groundcover show up in my garden. It was not planted and I believe it hitched a ride with some other perennial I planted in this location. Can you please tell me what it is? It has recently gone to seed, but prior to that it had white flowers about 1/2" in diameter.
Thank you.
Arapahoe County Colorado
Expert Response
Hello Erik,
Thanks for reaching out to Ask Extension with your plant ID question!
It appears from your photos that you have a groundcover called Pussytoes. There are several different species of this plant. I think it's likely that the one you have is Antennaria parvifolia, which is a nice native groundcover.
Here is information (and pictures) of some of the Antennarias:
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/browse.php?Genus=Antennaria
I hope this helps!
Dawn
