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Grindelia nuda Alph. Wood var. aphanactis (Rydb.) G.L. Nesom
Curlytop gumweed
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Grindelia | Named for David Hieronymus Grindel (1776-1836), a German pharmacologist, physician and professor of botany at Riga, Estonia |
| Species | nuda | Naked, bare |
| var. | aphanactis | From the Greek aphanes, “inconspicuous,” and actis, “a ray,” thus a head with small ray flowers |
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8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm) 
8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 12″ (21 × 31 cm)
Grindelia aphanactis Rydb.
Grindelia nuda var. aphanactis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (16 × 11 cm)
8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 7 × 10″ (16 × 25 cm)
8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm)
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