Chaenactis stevioides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn.

Desert pincushion, Esteve pincushion

Chaenactis stevioides is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1613 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Chaenactis
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Chaenactis gillespiei
PLANTS	Chaenactis latifolia
PLANTS	Chaenactis mexicana
PLANTS	Chaenactis stevioides var. brachypappa
JEF + PLANTS	Chaenactis stevioides var. thornberi

Information about Chaenactis stevioides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CHST) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Spring Bloom Info: According to Flora of North America, it is "among the most abundant spring wildflowers in the higher Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin." (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).