| Chaenactis xantiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chaenactis |
| Species: | C. xantiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaenactis xantiana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chaenactis floribunda Greene | |
Chaenactis xantiana, the Mojave pincushion or Xantus pincushion,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States, from southeastern Oregon, Nevada, southern and eastern California and northwestern Arizona.[3] It is very common in the Antelope Valley in the Mojave Desert, and grows in sandy soils.[4][2]
- ^ The Plant List, Chaenactis xantiana A.Gray
- ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Chaenactis xantiana A. Gray, Xantus Pincushion, Xantus' chaenactis, fleshcolor pincushion
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 45