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Chaenactis 
Chaenactis fremontii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Heliantheae Genus: Chaenactis
DC.Species 18 - see text
Chaenactis is a genus of plants in the daisy family which are known generally as pincushions or dustymaidens. These wildflowers are native to western North America, especially the desert southwest of the United States. There are 18 species, many of which are quite variable in appearance. They are generally aster-like in appearance with many disc florets in each head. There may be only disc florets, but sometimes there are also enlarged ray florets along the edges of the corolla. They may be white to yellow or pink.
Selected species:
- Chaenactis alpigena - southern Sierra pincushion
- Chaenactis artemisiifolia - white pincushion
- Chaenactis carphoclinia - pebble pincushion
- Chaenactis douglasii - Douglas' dustymaiden
- Chaenactis fremontii - Fremont's pincushion
- Chaenactis glabriuscula - yellow pincushion
- Chaenactis macrantha - bighead dustymaiden
- Chaenactis nevadensis - Nevada dustymaiden
- Chaenactis parishii - Parish's chaenactis
- Chaenactis santolinoides - Santolina dustymaiden
- Chaenactis stevioides - Esteve's pincushion
- Chaenactis suffrutescens - Shasta chaenactis
- Chaenactis xantiana - Mojave pincushion
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