| Chaenactis xantiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chaenactis |
| Species: | C. xantiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaenactis xantiana A.Gray | |
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Chaenactis floribunda Greene | |
Chaenactis xantiana, the Mojave pincushion or Xantus pincushion, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States, from southeastern Oregon, Nevada, southern and eastern California and northwestern Arizona. It is very common in the Antelope Valley in the Mojave Desert, and grows in sandy soils.
Description
Chaenactis xantiana is an annual plant growing to 50 cm tall. The leaves are somewhat succulent, 3–7 cm long and 3–4 mm broad, in a basal rosette on the young plants which wither away during flowering, and spirally arranged leaves on the flowering stem; they are green, finely flecked with white scales giving an overall grayish color to the plant.
The Mojave pincushion flowers are produced in a capitulum 3–6 cm diameter, and are white.
It is similar to Chaenactis stevioides (Esteve pincushion).
The species is named for Hungarian-American ichthyologist John Xantus (1825-1894).
References
- The Plant List, Chaenactis xantiana A.Gray
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Chaenactis xantiana A. Gray, Xantus Pincushion, Xantus' chaenactis, fleshcolor pincushion
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 45
- ^ Flora of North America, Fleshy pincushion, fleshcolor pincushion, Xantus pincushion, Chaenactis xantiana A. Gray
- ^ Gray, Asa 1865. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 545
External links
- Calflora Database: Chaenactis xantiana (Fleshcolor pincushion, Xantus pincushion, Xantus' chaenactis)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Chaenactis xantiana
- USDA Plants Profile for Chaenactis xantiana (fleshcolor pincushion)
- Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains— photo of Chaenactis xantiana
- U.C. Photos gallery of Chaenactis xantiana
Media related to Chaenactis xantiana at Wikimedia Commons
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- Flora of California
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- North American desert flora
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Great Basin
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Plants described in 1865
- Taxa named by Asa Gray
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