Chaenactis

Chaenactis
Chaenactis fremontii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Chaenactideae
Genus: Chaenactis
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Synonyms[1]
  • Acicarphaea Walp.
  • Macrocarphus Nutt.
  • Acarphaea Harv. & A.Gray ex A.Gray

Chaenactis is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae which are known generally as pincushions and dustymaidens.[2][3]

These wildflowers are native to western North America, especially the desert southwest of the United States. They are quite variable in appearance. They are generally aster-like in appearance with many disc florets in each head. There may be only disc florets, but sometimes there are also enlarged ray florets along the edges of the corolla. They may be white to yellow or pink.[4]

  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: 659 in Latin
  3. ^ Tropicos, Chaenactis DC.
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Chaenactis de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 659. 1836.