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Chaenactis
Chaenactis is a genus of plants in the daisy family which are known generally as pincushions or dustymaidens.
9 branches of this group, most-observed first

Common Yellow Chaenactis
speciesChaenactis glabriuscula

Fremont's pincushion
speciesChaenactis fremontii

Desert Pincushion
speciesChaenactis stevioides

Fleshy Pincushion
speciesChaenactis xantiana

Mojave pincushion
speciesChaenactis macrantha

John Day Pincushion
speciesChaenactis nevii

Cusick's Pincushion
speciesChaenactis cusickii

Chaenactis kyhosii
speciesChaenactis kyhosii

Chaenactis glabriuscula × fremontii
hybridChaenactis glabriuscula × fremontii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1112899.