Chaenactis xantiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Chaenactis |
Species: | C. xantiana
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Binomial name | |
Chaenactis xantiana | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Chaenactis floribunda Greene |
Chaenactis xantiana, the Mojave pincushion or Xantus pincushion, [2] is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States, from southeastern Oregon, Nevada, southern and eastern California and northwestern Arizona. [3] It is very common in the Antelope Valley in the Mojave Desert, and grows in sandy soils. [4] [2]
Chaenactis xantiana is an annual plant growing to 50 cm tall. The leaves are somewhat succulent, 3–7 cm long and 3–4 mm broad, in a basal rosette on the young plants which wither away during flowering, and spirally arranged leaves on the flowering stem; they are green, finely flecked with white scales giving an overall grayish color to the plant. [5] [6]
The Mojave pincushion flowers are produced in a capitulum 3–6 cm diameter, and are white. [5]
It is similar to Chaenactis stevioides (Esteve pincushion).
The species is named for Hungarian-American ichthyologist John Xantus (1825-1894). [6]
Chaenactis xantiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Chaenactis |
Species: | C. xantiana
|
Binomial name | |
Chaenactis xantiana | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Chaenactis floribunda Greene |
Chaenactis xantiana, the Mojave pincushion or Xantus pincushion, [2] is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States, from southeastern Oregon, Nevada, southern and eastern California and northwestern Arizona. [3] It is very common in the Antelope Valley in the Mojave Desert, and grows in sandy soils. [4] [2]
Chaenactis xantiana is an annual plant growing to 50 cm tall. The leaves are somewhat succulent, 3–7 cm long and 3–4 mm broad, in a basal rosette on the young plants which wither away during flowering, and spirally arranged leaves on the flowering stem; they are green, finely flecked with white scales giving an overall grayish color to the plant. [5] [6]
The Mojave pincushion flowers are produced in a capitulum 3–6 cm diameter, and are white. [5]
It is similar to Chaenactis stevioides (Esteve pincushion).
The species is named for Hungarian-American ichthyologist John Xantus (1825-1894). [6]