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Chaetadelpha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Microseridinae
Genus: Chaetadelpha
A.Gray ex S.Watson
Species: C. wheeleri
Binomial name
Chaetadelpha wheeleri
A.Gray ex S.Wats.
Synonyms

Stephanomeria wheeleri (A.Gray ex S.Watson) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr

Chaetadelpha is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae containing the single species Chaetadelpha wheeleri, or Wheeler's skeletonweed. This brushy perennial plant is native to the western United States (Nevada, eastern California, southeastern Oregon).

Chaetadelpha wheeleri forms a low bush with plentiful erect stems covered in very narrow, long and pointed leaves. Branchlets emerge from the stems and each bears a cylindrical flower which opens at the end into a star-shaped white or pale purple flower with five ray florets. The center of each head is filled with curly pollen-dusted anthers. This species is found most often in sand and scrub, particularly in desert regions.

References

  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Watson, Sereno. 1873. American Naturalist 7(5): 301–302 in English
  3. Tropicos, Chaetadelpha A. Gray ex S. Watson
  4. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  5. Tomb, A. S. 1972. Taxonomy of Chaetadelpha (Compositae: Cichorieae). Madroño 21: 459–462.
  6. Flora of North America, Chaetadelpha A. Gray ex S. Watson, Amer. Naturalist. 7: 301. 1873.

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Taxon identifiers
Chaetadelpha
Chaetadelpha wheeleri


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