Gutierrezia arizonica

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Gutierrezia arizonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gutierrezia
Species:
G. arizonica
Binomial name
Gutierrezia arizonica
Synonyms [1]
  • Greenella arizonicaA.Gray 1880
  • Xanthocephalum arizonicum(A.Gray) Shinners

Gutierrezia arizonica is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Arizona snakeweed. It is native to Arizona in the United States and Sonora in northwestern Mexico. [2] [3]

Gutierrezia arizonica is an annual herb up to 30 cm (1 foot) in height. At the end of each branch there is an inflorescence of one or a few small flower heads just a few millimeters wide. The head contains 16-40 disc florets with 8-15 white ray florets around the edge. [4]

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