UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Chaenactis nevii

Chaenactis thompsonii
Chaenactis nevii
Chaenactis thompsonii

Thompson's pincushion
Habit Thinly woolly-canescent perennial from a branched, woody base and taproot, the numerous stems 1-3 dm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves all cauline, flat, pinnatifid, with a broad midrib, up to about 5 cm. long.
Flowers

Heads discoid, few or solitary on each stem;

involucre 10-14 mm. high, the bracts narrow and equal;

flowers light pink, all perfect;

pappus of 10-16 hyaline scales.
Fruits

Achene.

Chaenactis nevii

Chaenactis thompsonii
Flowering time June-August
Habitat Open, usually rocky areas, at middle elevations.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to the Wenatchee Mountains.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
C. douglasii, C. thompsonii
C. douglasii
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