Asteraceae

Fleshcolor pincushion

Chaenactis xantiana A.Gray

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chaenactis

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Fleshcolor pincushion (Chaenactis xantiana) — FlowerPhoto: Katie Pearson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Fleshcolor pincushion

Synonyms

Chaenactis floribunda Greene
Chaenactis xantiana var. integrifolia A.Gray
Chaenactis xantiana var. xantiana

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Katie Pearson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Katie Pearson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeffrey Lee (he/him/his), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joseph D Kurtz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Katie Pearson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.