Gutierrezia texana
Species of flowering plant
| Gutierrezia texana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Gutierrezia |
| Species: | G. texana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gutierrezia texana (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray 1842 | |
| 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]
- Varieties[1][3]
- Gutierrezia texana var. glutinosa (S.Schauer) M.A.Lane
- Gutierrezia texana var. texana
References
- ^ a b The Plant List, Gutierrezia texana (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Gutierrezia texana (de Candolle) Torrey & A. Gray, 1842. Texas snakeweed
External links
- 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.
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