Chaenactis evermannii
| Chaenactis evermannii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Chaenactis |
| Species: | C. evermannii |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaenactis evermannii Greene | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chaenactis evermannii is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family known by the common name Evermann’s pincushion. It is found only at high altitudes in the mountains in the central part of the US State of Idaho.[2][3]
Description
Chaenactis evermannii is a small perennial rarely more than 12 cm (5 inches) tall. Each branch produces 1-3 flower heads each containing disc florets but no ray florets.[4][5]
The species is named for American ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann (1853-1932).[5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Chaenactis evermannii Greene
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Hitchcock, C. H., A.J. Cronquist, F. M. Ownbey & J. W. Thompson. 1984. Compositae. Part V.: 1–343. In C. L. Hitchcock Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Evermann’s pincushion, Chaenactis evermannii Greene
- 1 2 Greene, Edward Lee 1912. Leaflets of Botanical Observation and Criticism 2(10): 224
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