Biology:Chamaechaenactis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Chamaechaenactis

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Binomial name
Chamaechaenactis scaposa
(Eastw.) Rydb.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Chaenactis scaposa Eastw.
  • Chamaechaenactis scaposa var. parva Preece & B.L.Turner
  • Actinella carnosa (Eastw.) A.Nelson

Chamaechaenactis, common name fullstem,[3] 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)[3][1][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.[3]

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