Grindelia adenodonta

Grindelia adenodonta,[2] the Lonestar gumweed,[3] is a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Grindelia adenodonta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Grindelia
Species:
G. adenodonta
Binomial name
Grindelia adenodonta
Synonyms[1]
  • Grindelia microcephala var. adenodonta Steyerm. 1934

Grindelia adenodonta is native to the southern Great Plains of the United States, found only in the state of Texas.[4]

Grindelia adenodonta grows in prairies and thickets, and along streambanks. It is an annual herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall. Leaves are narrowly egg-shaped or triangular, up to 9 cm (3.6 inches) long. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open, branching arrays. Each head has 20-27 ray flowers surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[2][5]

References
  1. The Plant List, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyerm.) G.L.Nesom
  2. Flora of North America, Grindelia adenodonta (Steyermark) G. L. Nesom, 1992.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Grindelia adenodonta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 467–470 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, Grindelia microcephala var. adenodonta


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