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Grindelia sublanuginosa

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Grindelia sublanuginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Grindelia
Species:
G. sublanuginosa
Binomial name
Grindelia sublanuginosa

Grindelia sublanuginosa is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to western Mexico, found only in the State of Jalisco.[1]

Grindelia sublanuginosa is a branching herb up to 40 cm (16 in) tall. Leaves are olive-green, up to 35 mm (1.4 in) long, with small teeth along the edges. Flower heads contain 8-21 yellow or yellow-orange ray flowers surrounding numerous small disc flowers. The achenes are distinctive in the genus in being tetragonal.[2]

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