Woman's Tobacco

Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Woman's Tobacco: Agonopterix nebulosa, Vanessa virginiensis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.