Chrysactinia pinnata is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern Mexico, the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93.Strother, J. L. 1977. Taxonomy of Chrysactinia, Harnackia, and Lescaillea (Compositae: Tageteae). Madroño 24: 129–139.José Luis Villaseñor y María del Rosario Redonda–Martínez. 2009. El género Chrysactinia (Asteraceae, tribu Tageteae) en México. Revista mexicana de biodiversidad 80(1) in Spanish with line drawings and distribution maps
This species is a shrub that can grow up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with pinnately lobed leaves. Its flower heads feature yellow ray flowers and yellow-orange disc flowers, while the Achenes are black. The species grows in forests and chaparral brushlands.Watson, Sereno 1890. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 25: 154–155
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External links Photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León, isotype of Chrysactinia pinnata