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Asteraceae

Compact chickensage

Sphaeromeria compacta (H.M.Hall) A.H.Holmgren, L.M.Shultz & Lowrey

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Sphaeromeria

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Compact chickensage: Sphaeromeria compacta alongside the North Loop trail on the NW slope of Charleston Peak, 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
Compact chickensage

Synonyms

  • Tanacetum compactum H.M.Hall

Characteristics

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

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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.