Chaetadelpha
| skeletonweed | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: | Chaetadelpha |
| Species: | C. wheeleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetadelpha wheeleri A.Gray ex S.Wats. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Stephanomeria wheeleri (A.Gray ex S.Watson) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr | |
Chaetadelpha is a genus of plants in the dandelion family containing the single species Chaetadelpha wheeleri, or Wheeler's skeletonweed.[2][3] This brushy perennial plant is native to the western United States (Nevada, eastern California, southeastern Oregon).[4][5]
Chaetadelpha wheeleri forms a low bush with plentiful erect stems covered in very narrow, long and pointed leaves. Branchlets emerge from the stems and each bears a cylindrical flower which opens at the end into a star-shaped white or pale purple flower with five ray florets. The center of each head is filled with curly pollen-dusted anthers. This species is found most often in sand and scrub, particularly in desert regions.[6]
References
- ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Watson, Sereno. 1873. American Naturalist 7(5): 301–302 in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Chaetadelpha A. Gray ex S. Watson
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Tomb, A. S. 1972. Taxonomy of Chaetadelpha (Compositae: Cichorieae). Madroño 21: 459–462.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Chaetadelpha A. Gray ex S. Watson, Amer. Naturalist. 7: 301. 1873.
