Kingdom Plantae Tribe Astereae Rank Species | Family Asteraceae Genus Gutierrezia Order Asterales | |
Similar Gutierrezia sarothrae, Lindheimera, Gutierrezia microcephala, Hymenopappus, Helenium amarum | ||
Gutierrezia texana is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Texas snakeweed. It is native to the south-central United States (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana) and northern Mexico as far south as Guanajuato and Hidalgo.
Gutierrezia texana is an annual, hairless herb up to 100 cm (39 in) in height. The plant produces numerous flower heads in loose arrays. Each head usually has 5-36 ray flowers (though sometimes no rays) plus 7–48 disc flowers.
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