Grindelia vetimontis explained

Grindelia vetimontis is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern Mexico, found only in the State of Nuevo León.^[1]

Grindelia vetimontis is a perennial herb up to 50cm (20inches) tall, forming a thick underground rhizome. The plant produces only one flower head per stem, the head 15- across. Each head has 22-24 ray flowers surrounding numerous disc flowers.^[2]

External links

• photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León in 1992

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13062647#page/81/mode/1up Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 68(4): 317
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13062647#page/94/mode/1up Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 68(4): 330