Chaenactis cusickii

Chaenactis cusickii is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family known by the common name Morning brides or Cusick's pincushion. It has been found only in southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho.[1]

Chaenactis cusickii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Genus:
Chaenactis
Species:
C. cusickii
Binomial name
Chaenactis cusickii

Description

Chaenactis cusickii is a small perennial rarely more than 15 cm (6 inches) tall. Each branch produces 1-5 (occasionally more) flower heads each containing white or pale pink disc florets but no ray florets.[2][3]

The species is named for American botanist William Conklin Cusick (1842-1922).[3]

References
  1. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. Flora of North America, Evermann’s pincushion, Chaenactis evermannii Greene
  3. Greene, Edward Lee 1912. Leaflets of Botanical Observation and Criticism 2(10): 224


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