Chaetadelpha

Chaetadelpha is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae containing the single species Chaetadelpha wheeleri, or Wheeler's skeletonweed.^[2][3] This brushy perennial plant is native to the western United States (Nevada, eastern California, southeastern Oregon).^[4][5]

Chaetadelpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Cichorioideae
Tribe:	Cichorieae
Subtribe:	Microseridinae
Genus:	Chaetadelpha A.Gray ex S.Watson
Species:	C. wheeleri
Binomial name
Chaetadelpha wheeleri A.Gray ex S.Wats.
Synonyms[1]
Stephanomeria wheeleri (A.Gray ex S.Watson) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr

Chaetadelpha wheeleri forms a low bush with plentiful erect stems covered in very narrow, long and pointed leaves. Branchlets emerge from the stems and each bears a cylindrical flower which opens at the end into a star-shaped white or pale purple flower with five ray florets. The center of each head is filled with curly pollen-dusted anthers. This species is found most often in sand and scrub, particularly in desert regions.^[6]