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Chamaechaenactis

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Chamaechaenactis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Bahieae
Genus: Chamaechaenactis
Rydb.
Species:
C. scaposa
Binomial name
Chamaechaenactis scaposa
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Chaenactis scaposa Eastw.
  • Chamaechaenactis scaposa var. parva Preece & B.L.Turner
  • Actinella carnosa (Eastw.) A.Nelson

Chamaechaenactis, common name fullstem,[3] is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[4][5][6]

There is only one known species, Chamaechaenactis scaposa, native to the western United States (Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah)[3][1][7] It is a perennial up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall with a thick underground caudex. Most of the leaves are in a basal rosette. Flower heads are usually produced one at a time, with white to pink disc florets but no ray florets.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist[link removed]
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastw.) Rydb.
  3. 1 2 3 Flora of North America, Fullstem, Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastwood) Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 33: 156. 1906.
  4. ↑ Rydberg, Per Axel. 1906. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 33(3): 155–156 in English
  5. ↑ Tropicos, Chamaechaenactis Rydb.
  6. ↑ Preece, S. J. and B. L. Turner. 1953. A taxonomic study of the genus Chamaechaenactis Rydberg (Compositae). Madroño 12: 97–103.
  7. ↑ SEINet Southwest Biodiversity photos, description, distribution map
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