Amphipappus

Amphipappus is a North American genus in the family Asteraceae. It is native to desert regions of the southwestern United States, in southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and southeastern Utah.^[2][3]

Amphipappus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Solidagininae
Genus:	Amphipappus Torr. & A.Gray
Species:	A. fremontii
Binomial name
Amphipappus fremontii Torr. & A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
Amphiachyris fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray Gutierrezia fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) Benth. Amphiachyris spinosa (A.Nelson) A.Nelson Amphipappus spinosus (A.Nelson) A.Nelson

There is only one known species Amphipappus fremontii. It is a shrub up to 60 cm (23.5 in) tall. The flower heads are yellow and have both ray florets and disc florets. Its rounded clumps are scattered about dry, rocky areas.^[4]

The species takes its scientific epithet, fremontii from John C. Frémont,^[5] and is known commonly by the names chaffbush or eytelia (in honor of artist Carl Eytel).^[6][7]