Chamaechaenactis Explained

Chamaechaenactis, common name fullstem, is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.^{[1] [2] [3]}

There is only one known species, Chamaechaenactis scaposa, native to the western United States (Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah)^{[4] [5]} 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.^[4]

External links

• Southwest Colorado Wildflowers

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13173905#page/180/mode/1up Rydberg, Per Axel. 1906. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 33(3): 155–156
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40005494 Tropicos, Chamaechaenactis Rydb.
3. Preece, S. J. and B. L. Turner. 1953. A taxonomic study of the genus Chamaechaenactis Rydberg (Compositae). Madroño 12: 97–103.
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220002661 Flora of North America, Fullstem, Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastwood) Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 33: 156. 1906.
5. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3570 SEINet Southwest Biodiversity