Asteraceae

Fremont's chaffbush

Amphipappus fremontii Torr. & A.Gray

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Amphipappus

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Fremont's chaffbush: Amphipappus fremontii at upper end of Moapa Valley off Warm Springs Road, southern Nevada — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Fremont's chaffbush, Chaffbush

Synonyms

Amphiachyris fremontii A.Gray
Amphiachyris fremontii var. fremontii
Amphipappus fremontii subsp. fremontii
Amphipappus fremontii var. fremontii
Gutierrezia fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) Benth.
Gutierrezia fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) Benth. ex O.Hoffm.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.