Grindelia_nelsonii

<i>Grindelia nelsonii</i>

Grindelia nelsonii

Species of flowering plant

Grindelia nelsonii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

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It is endemic to western Mexico, native to the States of Michoacán, Jalisco, and Colima.[1]

Grindelia nelsonii is taller than most of its relatives, sometimes reaching 200 cm (80 inches or almost 7 feet) in height. It also produces a flat-topped array of several flower heads at the end of each stem, rather than just one as is common in related species.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 68(4): 316 distribution map on page 316
  2. [2]
    Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 463-464 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English
  3. [3]
    Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 68(4): 315 commentary in English


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