Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Genus Gutierrezia | Order Asterales Tribe Astereae Rank Species | |
Similar Gutierrezia californica, Gutierrezia microcephala, Gutierrezia, Gutierrezia sarothrae | ||
Gutierrezia serotina is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name late snakeweed.
It is endemicto Arizona in the United States.
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.
References
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