Chamaechaenactis

Fullstem[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Bahieae
Genus: Chamaechaenactis
Rydb.
Binomial name
Chamaechaenactis scaposa
(Eastw.) Rydb.
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Chaenactis scaposa Eastw.
  • Chamaechaenactis scaposa var. parva Preece & B.L.Turner
  • Actinella carnosa (Eastw.) A.Nelson

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

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 and usually produced one at a time, with white to pink disc florets but no ray florets.[1]

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