Grindelia adenodonta
| Grindelia adenodonta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Grindelia |
| Species: | G. adenodonta |
| Binomial name | |
| Grindelia adenodonta (Steyerm.) G.L.Nesom 1992 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Grindelia adenodonta,[2][3] Lonestar gumweed,[4] is a species of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Grindelia adenodonta is native to the southern Great Plains of the United States, found only in the State of Texas.[5]
Grindelia adenodonta grows in prairies and thickets, and along streambanks. It is an annual herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall. Leaves are narrowly egg-shaped or triangular, up to 9 cm (3.6 inches) long. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open, branching arrays. Each head has 20-27 ray flowers surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[2][6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyerm.) G.L.Nesom
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyermark) G. L. Nesom, 1992.
- ↑ GRIN Species Profile
- ↑ "Grindelia adenodonta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 467–470 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, Grindelia microcephala var. adenodonta
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