Chaenactis nevadensis, with the common name Nevada dustymaiden, is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

Chaenactis nevadensis

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chaenactis
Species:
C. nevadensis
Binomial name
Chaenactis nevadensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Hymenopappus nevadensis Kellogg

Distribution and habitat

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It is native to the high mountains of eastern California, including the Sierra Nevada from Shasta County to western Inyo County, with a few populations in Washoe County, Nevada; and into the southernmost Cascade Range.

The species grows in sandy or gravelly soils in subalpine habitats.[3][4]

Description

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Chaenactis nevadensis is a perennial herb growing several short stems just a few centimeters high surrounded by a basal rosette of small, woolly, multilobed leaves. The inflorescence arises on a short peduncle. Each flower head is lined with rigid, blunt-tipped, glandular phyllaries. The flower head contains several white or pink flowers with long, protruding anthers. The fruit is an achene with a pappus of scales.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Chaenactis nevadensis (Kellogg) A.Gray
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ "Chaenactis nevadensis Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  5. ^ "Chaenactis nevadensis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
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