Grindelia decumbens

Grindelia decumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Grindelia
Species:	G. decumbens
Binomial name
	Grindelia decumbens; Greene 1896
Synonyms
	Grindelia hirsutula var. decumbens (Greene) Ackerf.; Grindelia decumbens var. subincisa (Greene) Steyermark; Grindelia subincisa Greene;

Grindelia decumbens, reclined gumweed,^[4] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the southwestern United States, in the States of New Mexico and Colorado.^[5]

Grindelia decumbens grows on dry hills and plains, and along streambanks. It is an perennial herb up to 80 cm (31 in) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open, branching arrays. Each head has 12-24 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.^[3]

References

^ The Plant List, Grindelia decumbens Greene
^ Tropicos, Grindelia decumbens Greene
^ ^a ^b Flora of North America, Grindelia decumbens Greene, 1896.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Grindelia decumbens". 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

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[1] The Plant List, Grindelia decumbens Greene

[2] Tropicos, Grindelia decumbens Greene

[n-3] Flora of North America, Grindelia decumbens Greene, 1896.

[4] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Grindelia decumbens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

[5] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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