Grindelia_howellii

<i>Grindelia howellii</i>

Grindelia howellii

Species of flowering plant

Grindelia howellii, or Howell's gumweed,[1] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the northwestern United States, in the States of Idaho and Montana.[2]

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Grindelia howellii 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.[2][3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Grindelia howellii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. [2]
    Flora of North America, Grindelia howellii Steyermark, 1930
  3. [3]
    Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 549-550 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English)
  4. [4]
    Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 540 line drawing of Grindelia howellii (figure 30 in center)


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