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Chaenactis cusickii is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family known by the common name Morning brides or Cusick's pincushion. It has been found only in southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho.[1]

Chaenactis cusickii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Chaenactis
Species:	C. cusickii
Binomial name
Chaenactis cusickii Greene

Description

Chaenactis cusickii is a small perennial rarely more than 15 cm (6 inches) tall. Each branch produces 1-5 (occasionally more) flower heads each containing white or pale pink disc florets but no ray florets.[2][3]

The species is named for American botanist William Conklin Cusick (1842-1922).[3]

References

External links

• Steens Mountain Wildflowers, Cusicks Pincushion, Chaenactis cusickii photo
• Portland State University, Environmental Science and Management Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program, Chaenactis cusickii Oregon distribution map
• Oregon Flora Image Project, Chaenactis cusickii photos
• photo of herbarium specimen at New York Botanical Garden, collected in Oregon

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