Gutierrezia wrightii is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Wright's snakeweed. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona and New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa).[2]

Gutierrezia wrightii is an annual herb up to 200 cm (79 in) in height. Leaves are narrowly lance-shaped, up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long. The plant produces numerous flower heads in loose arrays. Each head contains 30-60 disc florets with 8-19 yellow ray florets around the edge.[3]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Gutierrezia serotina Greene
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Gutierrezia wrightii A. Gray, 1853. Wright’s snakeweed

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