Gutierrezia texana
Appearance
Gutierrezia texana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Gutierrezia |
Species: | G. texana
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Binomial name | |
Gutierrezia texana (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray 1842
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Synonyms[1] | |
Synonymy
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Gutierrezia texana is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Texas snakeweed. It is native to the south-central United States (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana) and northern Mexico as far south as Guanajuato and Hidalgo.[2]
Gutierrezia texana is an annual, hairless herb up to 100 cm (39 in) in height. The plant produces numerous flower heads in loose arrays. Each head usually has 5-36 ray flowers (though sometimes no rays) plus 7–48 disc flowers.[3]
- Gutierrezia texana var. glutinosa (S.Schauer) M.A.Lane
- Gutierrezia texana var. texana
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- USDA Plants Profile for Gutierrezia texana (Texas snakeweed)
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Texas in 1828 — isotype of Gutierrezia texana.