Chaenactis nevadensis, with the common name Nevada dustymaiden, is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chaenactis |
| Species: | C. nevadensis
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Distribution and habitat
editIt 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
editChaenactis 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
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ The Plant List, Chaenactis nevadensis (Kellogg) A.Gray
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ "Chaenactis nevadensis Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "Chaenactis nevadensis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Chaenactis nevadensis (Nevada dustymaiden, Northern Sierra chaenactis, Sierra chaenactis)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Chaenactis nevadensis
- USDA Plants Profile for Chaenactis nevadensis
- Chaenactis nevadensis in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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