Cacaliopsis

Taxobox
name = "Cacaliopsis"


image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Senecioneae
genus = "Cacaliopsis"
genus_authority = Gray
species = "C. nardosmia"
binomial = "Cacaliopsis nardosmia"
binomial_authority = Gray
synonyms = "Cacalia nardosmia"
"Luina nardosmia"

"Cacaliopsis" is a monotypic genus in the daisy family which contains the single species "Cacaliopsis nardosmia" (formerly "Cacalia nardosmia"), which is known by the common name silvercrown. This is a rhizomatous perennial native to the forests and moist meadows of the west coast of North America, from northern California to southern British Columbia. It forms a basal patch of lush, widely lobed shiny green leaves and erect reddish stems bearing inflorescences of flowers. The tiny yellow curly-tipped disc flowers are packed into flower heads. The fruit is a small cylindrical achene with a bristly white pappus.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,849,850 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CANA5 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Cacaliopsis+nardosmia Photo gallery]