Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Chaenactis santolinoides is a California species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Santolina pincushion. It is endemic to California, where it is found in the Transverse Ranges and southern Sierra Nevada, in open, exposed high mountain habitat such as scree and rocky slopes. Its range stretches from Tulare County to northwestern Riverside County with isolated populations in Mono County.

Plant type

Perennial herb

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Color

White, Cream

Plant communities

Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Eupithacia

Eupithecia miserulata

Ni Moth

Trichoplusia ni