Amphipappus
| Amphipappus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Amphipappus Torr. & A.Gray |
| Species: | A. fremontii |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphipappus fremontii Torr. & A.Gray | |
Amphipappus is a monotypic genus in the daisy family which contains the single species Amphipappus fremontii. It takes its scientific epithet, fremontii from John C. Frémont,[1] and is known commonly by the names chaffbush or eytelia (in honor of artist Carl Eytel).[2][3] It is a branching shrub which grows up to about half a meter in height and is native to the southwestern United States, where its rounded clumps are scattered about dry, rocky areas.
Sources
- ↑ Charters, Michael L. "Botanical Names: F". California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. Sierra Madre, CA. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ↑ Morhardt, Sia; Morhardt, J. Emil (2004). California Desert Flowers: an Introduction to Families, Genera, and Species. University of California Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-520-24003-2.
- ↑ Jaeger, Edmund C. (1940 (copyright renewed 1978)). Desert Wild Flowers. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-8047-0365-9. LCCN 41022485. OCLC 631689191. Check date values in:
|date=(help) LCC QK938.D4 J23
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