Grindelia confusa
Species of flowering plant
| Grindelia confusa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Grindelia |
| Species: | G. confusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Grindelia confusa Steyerm. 1938[1] | |
Grindelia confusa is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico, found only low-lying areas in Namiquipa Municipality within the State of Chihuahua.[2]
Grindelia confusa is unusual among Mexican species of the genus in having narrow, lobed leaves with spines at the tips of the lobes. It is a branching perennial herb up to 20 cm (8 in) tall. The plant usually produces one flower head one per flower stalk. Each head has 15-20 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[2]
References
- ^ Tropicos, Grindelia confusa Steyerm.
- ^ a b Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1938. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 17(5): 442-443 description in Latin, commentary in English
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Chihuahua in 1936, isotype of Grindelia confusa
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