Chaenactis carphoclinia

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Chaenactis carphoclinia
Chaenactis carphoclinia var carphoclinia 2.jpg
Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia in Death Valley, California
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chaenactis
Species:
C. carphoclinia
Binomial name
Chaenactis carphoclinia
Synonyms [1]
  • Chaenactis attenuataA.Gray
  • Chaenactis paleoliferaA.Nelson
  • Chaenactis peirsoniiJeps., syn of var. peirsonii

Chaenactis carphoclinia is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name pebble pincushion. It is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, where it grows in rocky and gravelly habitat, such as the California deserts. The species is found in southern California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, Baja California, Sonora. [2] [3]

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Description

Chaenactis carphoclinia, or pebble pincushion, is an annual herb growing an erect, branching stem up to about 60 centimeters (2 feet) in maximum height. The longest leaves are about 10 centimeters (4 inches) long and are usually divided into a few lobes. The inflorescence bears a few flower heads, each up to a centimeter wide. The head is lined with flat, sharp-pointed phyllaries which are reddish. The head contains several white or pink-tinted flowers with long, protruding anthers. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters in length tipped with a scaly pappus. [4]

Small plant of C. carphoclinia, in 2016 Death Valley superbloom Chaenactis carphoclinia Pebble pincushion.jpg
Small plant of C. carphoclinia, in 2016 Death Valley superbloom
Varieties

There are two varieties of Chaenactis carphoclinia:

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