Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastw.) Rydb. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastw.) Rydb.

Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastw.) Rydb.

Chamaechaenactis is a monotypic daisy genus of western US native perennial flowering plants, holding just Chamaechaenactis scaposa.

Family
Genus
Chamaechaenactis
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastw.) Rydb.

Chamaechaenactis, commonly called fullstem, is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the daisy family. Only one species in this genus is known to science: Chamaechaenactis scaposa. This species is native to the western United States, where it occurs in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Arizona, and Utah. Chamaechaenactis scaposa is a perennial plant that grows up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall, with a thick underground caudex. Most of its leaves grow in a basal rosette. Its flower heads are typically produced singly, and hold white to pink disc florets with no ray florets.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Chamaechaenactis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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