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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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]
References[edit]
- ^ The Plant List, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyerm.) G.L.Nesom
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyermark) G. L. Nesom, 1992.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Grindelia adenodonta". 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
- ^ Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 467–470 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, Grindelia microcephala var. adenodonta
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