Biology:Grindelia grandiflora

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Grindelia grandiflora
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Grindelia
Species:
G. grandiflora
Binomial name
Grindelia grandiflora
Hook. 1852
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Grindelia costata A.Gray
  • Grindelia squarrosa var. grandiflora (Hook.) A. Gray

Grindelia grandiflora, the manyray gumweed,[3] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the south-central United States and north-central Mexico, in the states of Texas and Coahuila.[4][5]

Grindelia grandiflora grows in grasslands, scrublands, ditches, and roadsides, and along streambanks. It is an annual herb sometimes as much as 200 cm (80 inches or almost 7 feet) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open, branching arrays. Each head has 17-26 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[6][7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15551939 entry