1 Prairie Goldenrod: Solidago missouriensis 2 Pussy’s Toes: Antennaria dioeca 3 Daisy: Erigeron macranthus 4 Purple Aster: Machaeranthera Bigelovii 5 Leafy Aster: Aster foliaceus 6 Gold-top: Gutierrezia sarothrae 7 Golden Eye: Chrysopsis villosa 8 Gum Weed: Grindelia squarrosa] Pussy’s Toes Antennaria dioeca Plate 38, fig. 2 The soft fuzzy balls that give this plant its name are the pistillate or seed-bearing flowers, while the staminate or pollen-bearing ones grow in heads on other stems. The botanical name for the genus refers to the fact that the protruded brown anthers of the staminate heads sometimes resemble the antennae of insects. The heads are creamy white with rose-colored bracts enclosing them at the base, and bloom in spring and early summer. The plants are 2-15 in. tall and grow on prairies and in meadows and aspen woodland at 3000-10000 ft. The leaves are gray from the white woolly hairs covering them, and grow in clusters at the base of the flowering stems. These clusters usually form dense mats, the leaves of which are sometimes chewed by children as Indian Tobacco or Ladies’ Tobacco. Daisy Erigeron macranthus Plate 38, fig. 3 This Daisy has yellow disks surrounded by blue-purple rays. The name is a corruption of Day’s Eye which refers to the resemblance of the yellow center and its rays to the sun and its rays. The plants grow 1-3 ft. tall in meadows, fir forests, aspen woodlands and on gravel-slides at 5000-10000 ft. and bloom in midsummer. They are beautiful enough to be given a place in the garden. Purple Aster Machaeranthera Bigelovii Plate 38, fig. 4 The Aster differs from the Daisy in having fewer and broader ray-flowers. This Aster has purple rays and yellow disks. It grows 1-4 ft. tall in meadows and on gravel-slides at 6000-10000 ft. and blooms in midsummer. Leafy Aster Aster foliaceus Plate 38, fig. 5 The heads of the Leafy Aster have yellow disk-flowers and red-purple rays. They bloom from midsummer to autumn. The plants grow 6 in.-2 ft. tall in meadows and aspen woodlands at 7000-11000 ft. The word “aster” comes from the Latin for “star” and refers to the rays surrounding the yellow center. Gold-top Gutierrezia sarothrae Plate 38, fig. 6 The slender yellow heads of Gold-top grow in dense clusters on plants 1-3 ft. high. They bloom from midsummer to autumn and may be found on prairies and plains at 3000-8000 ft. They are especially typical of pastures and over-grazed areas. Golden Eye Chrysopsis villosa Plate 38, fig. 7