Grindelia scabra, the rough gumweed,[1] is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in northern Mexico (Coahuila) and the southwestern United States (western Texas and southern New Mexico).[2][3]
| Grindelia scabra | |
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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. scabra
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| Binomial name | |
| Grindelia scabra Greene 1898
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Grindelia scabra grows in dry rocky slopes and on top of mesas (flat-topped hills). It is an annual, biennial, or perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open flat-topped arrays. Each head has 17-30 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[4]
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Grindelia scabra". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae. Phytologia 68(4): 303–332 distribution map on page 308
- ^ Flora of North America, Grindelia scabra Greene, 1898.
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