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Grindelia adenodonta

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Grindelia adenodonta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Grindelia
Species:
G. adenodonta
Binomial name
Grindelia adenodonta
Synonyms[1]
  • Grindelia microcephala var. adenodonta Steyerm. 1934

Grindelia adenodonta,[2] the Lonestar gumweed,[3] is a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Grindelia adenodonta is native to the southern Great Plains of the United States, found only in the state of Texas.[4]

Grindelia adenodonta grows in prairies and thickets, and along streambanks. It is an annual herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall. Leaves are narrowly egg-shaped or triangular, up to 9 cm (3.6 inches) long. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open, branching arrays. Each head has 20-27 ray flowers surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyerm.) G.L.Nesom
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyermark) G. L. Nesom, 1992.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Grindelia adenodonta​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 467–470 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, Grindelia microcephala var. adenodonta