About Chaenactis nevadensis (Kellogg) A.Gray
Chaenactis nevadensis is a perennial herb.
Plant Stems and Leaves
It produces several short stems that reach just a few centimeters in height, surrounded by a basal rosette of small, woolly, multilobed leaves.
Inflorescence Structure
The inflorescence develops on a short peduncle.
Flower Head Features
Each flower head is lined with rigid, blunt-tipped, glandular phyllaries, and contains several white or pink flowers that have long, protruding anthers.
Fruit Characteristics
Its fruit is an achene topped with a pappus made of scales.
Native Range Core
This species is native to high mountains in eastern California. Its range extends through the Sierra Nevada from Shasta County to western Inyo County, and into the southernmost Cascade Range.
Outlying Populations
A small number of populations are also found in Washoe County, Nevada.
Habitat Preference
It grows in sandy or gravelly soils in subalpine habitats.
