Eatonella
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Eatonella is a monotypic genus of plants in the daisy family
containing the single species Eatonella nivea, which is known by the common name white false tickhead. This small annual is native to the western United States, particularly the Great Basin
, where it grows in sandy soils. This is a squat plant, growing in a clump not more than four centimeters high and not much more wide. It has tiny dark green leaves densely packed together and covered in a thick grayish wool. It bears neat, singular flowers which look like tiny pale yellow daisies less than a centimeter across. They sometimes dry to a purple or magenta color. The fruits are shiny black achene
s with white fringe, each a few millimeters long.
The genus was named for the American botanist Daniel Cady Eaton
.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
containing the single species Eatonella nivea, which is known by the common name white false tickhead. This small annual is native to the western United States, particularly the Great Basin
Great Basin
The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America and is noted for its arid conditions and Basin and Range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than away at the...
, where it grows in sandy soils. This is a squat plant, growing in a clump not more than four centimeters high and not much more wide. It has tiny dark green leaves densely packed together and covered in a thick grayish wool. It bears neat, singular flowers which look like tiny pale yellow daisies less than a centimeter across. They sometimes dry to a purple or magenta color. The fruits are shiny black achene
Achene
An achene is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate and indehiscent...
s with white fringe, each a few millimeters long.
The genus was named for the American botanist Daniel Cady Eaton
Daniel Cady Eaton
Daniel Cady Eaton was an American botanist and author. He gained his bachelor's degree at Yale University, then went on to Harvard University where he studied with Asa Gray...
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