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Chaenactis nevii

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Chaenactis nevii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chaenactis
Species:
C. nevii
Binomial name
Chaenactis nevii

Chaenactis nevii is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family known by the common name John Day pincushion. It is found only in the John Day Basin area in the US State of Oregon.[1][2]

Description

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Chaenactis nevii is a perennial up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Each branch produces 1-3 flower heads each containing yellow disc florets but no ray florets.[3]

The species is named for American missionary and botanist Reuben Denton Nevius (1827-1913).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. ^ Hitchcock, C. H., A.J. Cronquist, F. M. Ownbey & J. W. Thompson. 1984. Compositae. Part V.: 1–343. In C. L. Hitchcock Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
  3. ^ Flora of North America, John Day pincushion, Chaenactis nevii A.Gray
  4. ^ Gray, Asa 1883. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 30.
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