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Grindelia subalpina

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Grindelia subalpina

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Grindelia
Species:
G. subalpina
Binomial name
Grindelia subalpina
Greene 1898
Synonyms[1]
  • Grindelia eldorae Daniels
  • Grindelia erecta A.Nelson
  • Grindelia platylepis Greene

Grindelia subalpina, the subalpine gumweed,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the Astereae tribe of the family Asteraceae.

Distribution

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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

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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

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  • Grindelia subalpina var. erecta — endemic to Colorado and Wyoming.[5]
  • Grindelia subalpina var. subalpina [6]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Grindelia subalpina Greene
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Grindelia subalpina​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Grindelia scabra Greene, 1898.
  5. ^ USDA: Grindelia subalpina var. erecta
  6. ^ USDA: Grindelia subalpina var. subalpina
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