Gutierrezia sarothrae
(Broom Snakeweed)
Gutierrezia sarothrae, Along US385 near Tornillo Flats, Big Bend National Park 7951
Gutierrezia sarothrae, Lubbock Lake Landmark, Lubbock Co. 2503
Gutierrezia sarothrae, Lubbock Lake Landmark, Lubbock Co. 2498
Gutierrezia sarothrae, Along US385 near Tornillo Flats, Big Bend National Park 7954
Gutierrezia sarothrae, Along US385 near Tornillo Flats, Big Bend National Park 7928
Gutierrezia sarothrae, Along US385 near Tornillo Flats, Big Bend National Park 7923
Gutierrezia sarothrae, Along US385 near Tornillo Flats, Big Bend National Park 7933
Gutierrezia sarothrae, Lubbock Lake Landmark, Lubbock Co. 2515
| Scientific Name | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Xanthocephalum sarothrae) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GUSA2 |
| Common Name | Broom Snakeweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37483 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry soils in open areas; common in sagebrush-grassland, pinyon-juniper, and desert shrub communities; 3000 to 7000 ft. Plant: Perennial subshrub, 6 to 36 inches tall; multiple, leaning stems giving a rounded symmetrical crown densely covered with small bright yellow flowers. Leaves: Alternate stem leaves, linear to lanceolate, sometimes filiform, less than 1.2 inches long and 0.1-inch wide; lower leaves absent at flowering. Inflorescence: Dense, flat-topped panicles of small composite flowers about 0.5-inch across; 3 to 8 yellow ray florets and 3 to 9 yellow disk florets in the center; involucres are cylindrical to bell-shaped with whitish overlapping phyllaries with green tips. Bloom Period: May to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SW Colorado Wildflowers and SEINet |
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Texas Status: Native |
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