Amphipappus

Amphipappus is a North American genus in the family Asteraceae. It is native to desert regions of the southwestern United States, in southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and southeastern Utah.[2][3]

Amphipappus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Solidagininae
Genus: Amphipappus
Torr. & A.Gray
Species:
A. fremontii
Binomial name
Amphipappus fremontii
Torr. & A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Amphiachyris fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Gutierrezia fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) Benth.
  • Amphiachyris spinosa (A.Nelson) A.Nelson
  • Amphipappus spinosus (A.Nelson) A.Nelson

There is only one known species Amphipappus fremontii. It is a shrub up to 60 cm (23.5 in) tall. The flower heads are yellow and have both ray florets and disc florets. Its rounded clumps are scattered about dry, rocky areas.[4]

The species takes its scientific epithet, fremontii from John C. Frémont,[5] and is known commonly by the names chaffbush or eytelia (in honor of artist Carl Eytel).[6][7]

References
  1. "Amphipappus fremontii Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
  2. "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  3. "Amphipappus fremontii Calflora". www.calflora.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. "Amphipappus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  5. Charters, Michael L. "Botanical Names: F". California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. Sierra Madre, CA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  6. Morhardt, Sia; Morhardt, J. Emil (2004). California Desert Flowers: an Introduction to Families, Genera, and Species. University of California Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0520240032.
  7. Jaeger, Edmund C. (1978). Desert Wild Flowers. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0804703659. LCCN 41022485. OCLC 631689191. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2020-10-04. LCC QK938.D4 J23
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