Chaenactis
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- Acicarphaea Walp.
- Macrocarphus Nutt.
- Acarphaea Harv. & A.Gray ex A.Gray
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Chaenactis is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae which are known generally as pincushions and dustymaidens.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/152094#page/664/mode/1up Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: 659] in Latin[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40005002 Tropicos, Chaenactis DC.]
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.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=106303 Flora of North America, Chaenactis de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 659. 1836. ]
Species
Species include:[http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Chaenactis Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps]CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
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- Chaenactis alpigena — Southern Sierra pincushion; California, Nevada.
- Chaenactis artemisiifolia — White pincushion; California, Baja California.
- Chaenactis carphoclinia — Pebble pincushion; California, Baja California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico.
- Chaenactis cusickii — Oregon, Idaho.
- Chaenactis douglasii — Douglas' dustymaiden; California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota. Montana Idaho Oregon Washington British Columbia Alberta
- Chaenactis evermannii — Idaho.
- Chaenactis fremontii — Fremont's pincushion; California, Baja California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah.
- Chaenactis furcata — Baja California.
- Chaenactis glabriuscula — Yellow pincushion; California, Baja California.
- Chaenactis lacera — Baja California, Baja California Sur
- Chaenactis macrantha — Bighead dustymaiden; California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Oregon.
- Chaenactis nevadensis — Nevada dustymaiden; California, Nevada.
- Chaenactis nevii — Oregon
- Chaenactis parishii — Parish's dustymaiden; California, Baja California.
- Chaenactis santolinoides - Santolina dustymaiden; California.
- Chaenactis stevioides — Esteve's pincushion; California, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Nevada, Arizona, Sonora, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, New York State.
- Chaenactis suffrutescens — Shasta dustymaiden; California, Oregon.
- Chaenactis thompsonii — Washington
- Chaenactis xantiana — Mojave pincushion; California, Baja California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon.
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References
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External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/specieslist.cgi?where-genus=chaenactis Calflora Database: Chaenactis Taxon Report] — with species links + images.
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=370 Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Chaenactis]
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CHAEN USDA Plants Profile for Chaenactis]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071108170612/http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/White%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/chaenactis.htm Southwest Colorado Wildflowers.com: photos of region's species]
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Category:Flora of Northwestern Mexico
Category:Flora of the Western United States
Category:Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
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