Grindelia sublanuginosa
| Grindelia sublanuginosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Grindelia |
| Species: | G. sublanuginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Grindelia sublanuginosa Steyerm. 1934 | |
Grindelia sublanuginosa is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to western Mexico, found only in the State of Jalisco.[1]
Grindelia sublanuginosa is a branching herb up to 40 cm (16 in) tall. Leaves are olive-green, up to 35 mm (1.4 in) long, with small teeth along the edges. Flower heads contain 8-21 yellow or yellow-orange ray flowers surrounding numerous small disc flowers. The achenes are distinctive in the genus in being tetragonal.[2]
References
- ↑ Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 68(4): 316 distribution map on page 316
- ↑ Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 458-459 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English
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