| Chaetadelpha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Microseridinae |
| Genus: | Chaetadelpha A.Gray ex S.Watson |
| Species: | C. wheeleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetadelpha wheeleri | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Stephanomeria wheeleri (A.Gray ex S.Watson) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr | |
Chaetadelpha is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae containing the single species Chaetadelpha wheeleri, or Wheeler's skeletonweed.[2][3] This brushy perennial plant is native to the western United States (Nevada, eastern California, southeastern Oregon).[4][5]
Chaetadelpha wheeleri forms a low bush with plentiful erect stems covered in very narrow, long and pointed leaves. Branchlets emerge from the stems and each bears a cylindrical flower which opens at the end into a star-shaped white or pale purple flower with five ray florets. The center of each head is filled with curly pollen-dusted anthers. This species is found most often in sand and scrub, particularly in desert regions.[6]
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Watson, Sereno. 1873. American Naturalist 7(5): 301–302 in English
- ^ Tropicos, Chaetadelpha A. Gray ex S. Watson
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Tomb, A. S. 1972. Taxonomy of Chaetadelpha (Compositae: Cichorieae). Madroño 21: 459–462.
- ^ Flora of North America, Chaetadelpha A. Gray ex S. Watson, Amer. Naturalist. 7: 301. 1873.