Amphipappus Explained

Amphipappus is a North American genus in the family Asteraceae. It is native to desert regions of the southwestern United States, in southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and southeastern Utah.^{[1] [2]}

There is only one known species Amphipappus fremontii. It is a shrub up to 60round=0.5NaNround=0.5 tall. The flower heads are yellow and have both ray florets and disc florets. Its rounded clumps are scattered about dry, rocky areas.^[3]

The species takes its scientific epithet, fremontii from John C. Frémont,^[4] and is known commonly by the names chaffbush or eytelia (in honor of artist Carl Eytel).^{[5] [6]}

External links

• berkeley.edu – Jepson Manual Treatment
• United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
• Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map. 2015-05-17. 2015-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518110458/http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Amphipappus%20fremontii.png. live.
2. Web site: Amphipappus fremontii Calflora. www.calflora.org. 2021-07-26. 2021-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411040104/https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=318. live.
3. Web site: Amphipappus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. www.efloras.org. 2015-05-17. 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924003241/http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=101471. live.
4. Web site: Botanical Names: F . Charters, Michael L. . California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations . . 24 September 2009 . 20 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090920044958/http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pageF.html . live .
5. Book: Morhardt. Sia . J. Emil . Morhardt . California Desert Flowers: an Introduction to Families, Genera, and Species . University of California Press . 2004 . 44 . 978-0520240032 .
6. Book: Jaeger . Edmund C. . Edmund C. Jaeger . Desert Wild Flowers . Stanford, California . Stanford University Press . 1978 . 322 . 41022485 . 978-0804703659 . 631689191 . 2020-10-04 . 2021-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726020215/https://books.google.com/books?id=5xxCG3OfLO8C&q=%22carl+eytel%22&pg=PA259 . live.