Chaetadelpha

Chaetadelpha is a genus of plants in the dandelion family containing the single species Chaetadelpha wheeleri, or Wheeler's skeletonweed.[2][3] This brushy perennial plant is native to the western United States (Nevada, eastern California, southeastern Oregon).[4][5]

Skeletonweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Genus:
Chaetadelpha
Species:
C. wheeleri
Binomial name
Chaetadelpha wheeleri
Synonyms[1]

Stephanomeria wheeleri (A.Gray ex S.Watson) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr

Chaetadelpha wheeleri forms a low bush with plentiful erect stems covered in very narrow, long and pointed leaves. Branchlets emerge from the stems and each bears a cylindrical flower which opens at the end into a star-shaped white or pale purple flower with five ray florets. The center of each head is filled with curly pollen-dusted anthers. This species is found most often in sand and scrub, particularly in desert regions.[6]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Watson, Sereno. 1873. American Naturalist 7(5): 301–302 in English
  3. Tropicos, Chaetadelpha A. Gray ex S. Watson
  4. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  5. Tomb, A. S. 1972. Taxonomy of Chaetadelpha (Compositae: Cichorieae). Madroño 21: 459–462.
  6. Flora of North America, Chaetadelpha A. Gray ex S. Watson, Amer. Naturalist. 7: 301. 1873.


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