Asteraceae

Esteve's pincushion

Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chaenactis

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Esteve's pincushion: Chaenactis stevioides in Bonanza Wash, between Columbia Pass and Sandy Valley, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Esteve's pincushion

Synonyms

Chaenactis brachypappa A.Gray
Chaenactis furcata Stockw.
Chaenactis gillespiei Stockw.
Chaenactis latifolia Stockw.
Chaenactis mexicana Stockw.
Chaenactis stevioides var. brachypappa H.M.Hall
Chaenactis stevioides var. stevioides
Chaenactis stevioides var. thornberi Stockw.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.