PLANTS Profile for Chaenactis (pincushion)

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PLANTS Profile

Chaenactis DC.
pincushion

Symbol:

CHAEN

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Chaenactis DC.

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Distribution:
Chaenactis DC.

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MA, MT, ND, NM, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Chaenactis DC.

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Distribution of Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.. . Image Available.

Chaenactis alpigena
southern Sierra pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis artemisiifolia (Harv. & A. Gray ex A. Gray) A. Gray. . Image Available.

Chaenactis artemisiifolia
white pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis carphoclinia A. Gray. .

Chaenactis carphoclinia
pebble pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis cusickii A. Gray. .

Chaenactis cusickii
Cusick's pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn.. . Image Available.

Chaenactis douglasii
Douglas' dustymaiden

Distribution of Chaenactis evermannii Greene. .

Chaenactis evermannii
Evermann's pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis fremontii A. Gray. . Image Available.

Chaenactis fremontii
pincushion flower

Distribution of Chaenactis glabriuscula DC.. . Image Available.

Chaenactis glabriuscula
yellow pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis macrantha D.C. Eaton. . Image Available.

Chaenactis macrantha
bighead dustymaiden

Distribution of Chaenactis nevadensis (Kellogg) A. Gray. .

Chaenactis nevadensis
Nevada dustymaiden

Distribution of Chaenactis nevii A. Gray. .

Chaenactis nevii
John Day's pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis parishii A. Gray. .

Chaenactis parishii
Parish's chaenactis

Distribution of Chaenactis santolinoides Greene. .

Chaenactis santolinoides
Santolina pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn.. . Image Available.

Chaenactis stevioides
Esteve's pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis suffrutescens A. Gray. .

Chaenactis suffrutescens
Shasta chaenactis

Distribution of Chaenactis thompsonii Cronquist. .

Chaenactis thompsonii
Thompson's pincushion

Distribution of Chaenactis xantiana A. Gray. .

Chaenactis xantiana
fleshcolor pincushion

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Chaenactis DC.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Chaenactis DC. – pincushion

More Accounts and Images:
Chaenactis DC.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36981.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 01:10 PM CDT