Grindelia subalpina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Grindelia |
| Species: | G. subalpina
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| Binomial name | |
| Grindelia subalpina Greene 1898
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Grindelia subalpina, the subalpine gumweed,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the Astereae tribe of the family Asteraceae.
Distribution
[edit]The plant is native to the Rocky Mountains, in Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.[3]
It grows in open rocky or gravelly sites in the Rocky Mountains.
Description
[edit]Grindelia subalpina is a biennial, or perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall.
The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open branching arrays. Each head has 18-27 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[4]
Varieties
[edit]- Grindelia subalpina var. erecta — endemic to Colorado and Wyoming.[5]
- Grindelia subalpina var. subalpina [6]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Grindelia subalpina Greene
- ^ NRCS. "Grindelia subalpina". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Grindelia scabra Greene, 1898.
- ^ USDA: Grindelia subalpina var. erecta
- ^ USDA: Grindelia subalpina var. subalpina
External links
[edit]- USDA Plants Profile for Grindelia subalpina (subalpine gumweed)
- Isotype of Grindelia erecta (syn of Grindelia subalpina); Missouri Botanical Garden herbarium specimen (photo) — collected in Wyoming in 1898.
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