Grindelia_havardii

<i>Grindelia havardii</i>

Grindelia havardii

Species of flowering plant

Grindelia havardii, or Havard's gumweed,[1] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the south-central United States, in the states of Texas and New Mexico.[2][3]

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Grindelia havardii grows in open, sunny sites on rocky slopes and in alluvial deposits. It is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 150 cm (5 feet) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in crowded, flat-topped arrays. Each head has 18-25 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Grindelia havardii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. [2]
    Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. [3]
    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
  4. [4]
    Flora of North America, Grindelia havardii Steyermark, 1934
  5. [5]
    Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 474–476 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, line drawing on page 476 (figure 11 at left)


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