Grindelia adenodonta
Grindelia adenodonta,[2] Lonestar gumweed,[3] is a species of flowering plants in the daisy family.
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Grindelia adenodonta is native to the southern Great Plains of the United States, found only in the State of Texas.[4]
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][5]
References
- The Plant List, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyerm.) G.L.Nesom
- Flora of North America, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyermark) G. L. Nesom, 1992.
- "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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