[Members of the Sunflower Family with Discoid Flower Heads East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Dustymaidens East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Chaenactis

Flower head of Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii

Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii

Alpine Chaenactis, Alpine Dustymaidens: Chaenactis alpina (Synonym: Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina) - Ground hugging wildflower with basal, lacy, compound-pinnate leaves. Several to many white or pink-tinged disk flowers which look like pincushions. Plants to 15 cm tall and found at high elevation.

Cusick's Chaenactis, Morning Brides: Chaenactis cusickii

Douglas' Dustymaidens, Dustymaidens, Dusty Maidens, Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii (Synonyms: Chaenactis douglasii var. achilleaefolia, Chaenactis douglasii var. achilleifolia, Chaenactis douglasii var. montana, Chaenactis douglasii var. rubricaulis, Chaenactis pedicularis, Chaenactis ramosa, Chaenactis rubricaulis) - Upright wildflower with cottony, lacy pinnate leaves. Several to many white or pink-tinged disk flowers which look like pincushions. Plants to 1.5 feet tall.

Sticky-headed Chaenactis: Chaernactis douglasii var. glandulosa

Largeflower Chaenactis, Large-flowered Chaenactis, Mojave Pincushion: Chaenactis macrantha -

John Day Chaenactis, Nevius' Chaenactis: Chaenactis nevii - Upright to somewhat lax annual with cottony, lacy pinnate leaves. Flower heads golden-yellow.

Branching Chaenactis: Chaenactis ramosa -

Broad-flowered Chaenactis, Desert Pincushion: Chaenactis stevioides (Synonym: Chaenactis stevioides var. stevioides) -

Thompson's Pincushion: Chaenactis thompsonii - Endemic to the Wenatchee Mountains.

Desert Chaenactis, Xantius' Chaenactis: Chaenactis xantiana -


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