Amphipappus

Amphipappus is a North American genus in the daisy family. It is native to desert regions of the southwestern United States, in southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and southeastern Utah.[2][3]

Amphipappus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Amphipappus

Species:
A. fremontii
Binomial name
Amphipappus fremontii
Torr. & A. Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Amphiachyris fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Gutierrezia fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) Benth.
  • Amphiachyris spinosa (A.Nelson) A.Nelson
  • Amphipappus spinosus (A.Nelson) A.Nelson

There is only one known species Amphipappus fremontii. It is a shrub up to 60 cm (23.5 in) tall. The flower heads are yellow and have both ray florets and disc florets. Its rounded clumps are scattered about dry, rocky areas.[4]

The species takes its scientific epithet, fremontii from John C. Frémont,[5] and is known commonly by the names chaffbush or eytelia (in honor of artist Carl Eytel).[6][7]

References
  1. The Plant List Amphipappus fremontii Torr. & A. Gray
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Calflora taxon report, Amphipappus fremontii Torrey & A. Gray Fremont's chaff bush, chaffbush
  4. Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 186 Amphipappus Torrey & A. Gray
  5. Charters, Michael L. "Botanical Names: F". California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. Sierra Madre, CA. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  6. Morhardt, Sia; Morhardt, J. Emil (2004). California Desert Flowers: an Introduction to Families, Genera, and Species. University of California Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-520-24003-2.
  7. Jaeger, Edmund C. (1978). Desert Wild Flowers. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-8047-0365-9. LCCN 41022485. OCLC 631689191. LCC QK938.D4 J23


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