Chaetopappa

Chaetopappa is a genus of plants in the daisy family which are known generally as leastdaisies.[2][3]

leastdaisies
Chaetopappa ericoides
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Chaetopappa

DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Aphantochaeta A.Gray
  • Diplostelma A.Gray
  • Leucelene Greene
  • Asteridium Engelm. ex Walp.
  • Chaetanthera Nutt. 1834, illegitimate homonym not Ruiz & Pav. 1794
  • Distasis DC.
  • Chaetaphora Nutt. ex DC., as synonym
  • Diplostelma Raf.
  • Bourdonia Greene

These wildflowers are native to western and central North America. The flower heads bear daisies with curled ray florets which may be white to shades of blue and purple, surrounding yellow disc florets.[4]

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