Grindelia pusilla

Grindelia pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Grindelia
Species: G. pusilla
Binomial name
Grindelia pusilla
Synonyms[1]
  • Grindelia microcephala var. pusilla Steyerm. 1934

Grindelia pusilla, the little gumweed,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is found only in the state of Texas in the south-central United States.[3][4]

Grindelia pusilla grows in open, dry sites, often disturbed. It is an annual herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head has 13-27 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[5][6]

References

  1. Tropicos, Grindelia pusilla (Steyerm.) G.L. Nesom
  2. "Grindelia pusilla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae. Phytologia 68(4): 303–332 distribution map on page 307
  5. Flora of North America, Grindelia pusilla (Steyermark) G. L. Nesom, 1992.
  6. Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 467


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