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Gutierrezia serotina

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Gutierrezia serotina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gutierrezia
Species:
G. serotina
Binomial name
Gutierrezia serotina
Greene 1899
Synonyms[1]
  • Gutierrezia polyantha A.Nelson

Gutierrezia serotina is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name late snakeweed.

It is endemic to Arizona in the United States.[2][3]

Description

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Gutierrezia serotina is a perennial herb or subshrub up to 30 cm (1 foot) in height. Leaves are very narrow, sometimes thread-like.

At the end of each branch there is an inflorescence of one or a few flower heads. The heads are larger than for most of the species in the genus. The head contains 8-17 disc florets with 4-9 yellow ray florets around the edge.[4]

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