''Chaenactis'' is a genus of plants in the
daisy family
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
which are known generally as pincushions or dustymaidens.
These wildflowers are native to western
North America
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, especially the desert southwest of the
United States
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. 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.
Species
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
include:
[CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.]
References
External links
Calflora Database: ''Chaenactis'' Taxon Report
— ''with species links + images''.
Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of ''Chaenactis''
USDA Plants Profile for ''Chaenactis''
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Asteraceae genera
Flora of Northwestern Mexico
Flora of the Western United States
Flora of California
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
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