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Grindelia pusilla

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Grindelia pusilla
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G. pusilla
Binomial name
Grindelia pusilla
Synonyms[1]
  • Grindelia microcephala var. pusilla Steyerm. 1934

Grindelia pusilla, the little gumweed,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is found only in the State of Texas in the south-central United States.[3][4]

Grindelia pusilla grows in open, dry sites, often disturbed. It is an annual herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head has 13-27 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos, Grindelia pusilla (Steyerm.) G.L. Nesom
  2. ^ NRCS. "Grindelia pusilla". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae. Phytologia 68(4): 303–332 distribution map on page 307
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Grindelia pusilla (Steyermark) G. L. Nesom, 1992.
  6. ^ Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 467