Chaenactis nevii

Chaenactis nevii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Chaenactis
Species: C. nevii
Binomial name
Chaenactis nevii
A.Gray

Chaenactis nevii is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family known by the common name John Day pincushion. It is found only in the John Day Basin area in the US State of Oregon.[1][2]

Description

Chaenactis nevii is a perennial up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Each branch produces 1-3 flower heads each containing yellow disc florets but no ray florets.[3]

The species is named for American missionary and botanist Reuben Denton Nevius (1827-1913).[4]

References

  1. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. Hitchcock, C. H., A.J. Cronquist, F. M. Ownbey & J. W. Thompson. 1984. Compositae. Part V.: 1–343. In C. L. Hitchcock Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
  3. Flora of North America, John Day pincushion, Chaenactis nevii A.Gray
  4. Gray, Asa 1883. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 30.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, June 05, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.