Gutierrezia serotina explained

Gutierrezia serotina is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name late snakeweed.

It is endemic to Arizona in the United States.[1] [2]

Description

Gutierrezia serotina is a perennial herb or subshrub up to 30 cm (1 foot) in height. Leaves are very narrow, sometimes thread-like.

At the end of each branch there is an inflorescence of one or a few flower heads. The heads are larger than for most of the species in the genus. The head contains 8-17 disc florets with 4-9 yellow ray florets around the edge.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Gutierrezia%20serotina.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3747 SEINet, Arizona Chapter, Southwestern Biodiversity
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066826 Flora of North America, Gutierrezia petradoria (S. L. Welsh & S. Goodrich) S. L. Welsh, 1983. Goldenrod snakeweed