Chamaechaenactis

Chamaechaenactis, common name fullstem,[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[4][5][6]

Fullstem[1]
Chamaechaenactis scapos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Bahieae
Genus:
Chamaechaenactis

Species:
C. scaposa
Binomial name
Chamaechaenactis scaposa
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Chaenactis scaposa Eastw.
  • Chamaechaenactis scaposa var. parva Preece & B.L.Turner
  • Actinella carnosa (Eastw.) A.Nelson

There is only one known species, Chamaechaenactis scaposa, native to the western United States (Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah)[1][2][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.[1]

References
  1. Flora of North America, Fullstem, Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastwood) Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 33: 156. 1906.
  2. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. The Plant List, Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastw.) Rydb.
  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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