PLANTS Profile for Chaenactis alpigena (southern Sierra pincushion)

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PLANTS Profile

Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.
southern Sierra pincushion

Symbol:

CHAL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Margaret Williams. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. United States, CA. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.

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Distribution:
Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.


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USA (CA, NV)

Related Taxa:
Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 17 species in Chaenactis

Classification:
Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.

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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
Species	Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm. – southern Sierra pincushion

More Accounts and Images:
Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36982.

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

Time Generated: 05/26/2013 01:08 AM CDT