Grindelia adenodonta | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Grindelia |
Species: | G. adenodonta
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Binomial name | |
Grindelia adenodonta | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Grindelia adenodonta, [2] the Lonestar gumweed, [3] is a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Grindelia adenodonta is native to the southern Great Plains of the United States, found only in the state of Texas. [4]
Grindelia adenodonta grows in prairies and thickets, and along streambanks. It is an annual herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall. Leaves are narrowly egg-shaped or triangular, up to 9 cm (3.6 inches) long. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open, branching arrays. Each head has 20-27 ray flowers surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers. [2] [5]
Grindelia adenodonta | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Grindelia |
Species: | G. adenodonta
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Binomial name | |
Grindelia adenodonta | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Grindelia adenodonta, [2] the Lonestar gumweed, [3] is a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Grindelia adenodonta is native to the southern Great Plains of the United States, found only in the state of Texas. [4]
Grindelia adenodonta grows in prairies and thickets, and along streambanks. It is an annual herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall. Leaves are narrowly egg-shaped or triangular, up to 9 cm (3.6 inches) long. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open, branching arrays. Each head has 20-27 ray flowers surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers. [2] [5]