Gutierrezia sarothrae (Snakeweed)

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby

Gutierrezia diversifolia Greene

Gutierrezia lepidota Greene

Gutierrezia linearifolia Lag.

Gutierrezia linearis Rydb.

Gutierrezia linoides Greene

Gutierrezia longipappa S.F. Blake

Gutierrezia pomariensis (S.L. Welsh) S.L. Welsh

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby var. pomariensis S.L. Welsh

Gutierrezia tenuis Greene

Solidago sarothrae Pursh

Xanthocephalum sarothrae (Pursh) Shinners

Xanthocephalum sarothrae (Pursh) Shinners var. pomariense (S.L. Welsh) S.L. Welsh

Xanthocephalum tenue (Greene) Shinners

Snakeweed, broom snakeweed, broomweed, matchweed

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	Gutierrezia	Named for Pedro Gutierrez (Rodriguez), a 19th century Spanish nobleman and botanist at the Madrid Botanical Garden called the Real Jardin Botanico founded by King Carlos III
Species	sarothrae	From the Greek sarum, “a broom”

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8/26/2014 · La Ventana Natural Arch, El Malpais, New Mexico
≈ 23 × 20" (57 × 50 cm)

8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mexico
≈ 8 × 6" (20 × 15 cm)

8/26/2014 · La Ventana Natural Arch, El Malpais, New Mexico
≈ 20 × 17" (50 × 42 cm)

5/3/2018 · Park Blvd., Joshua Tree National Park, California

Gutierrezia sarothrae description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico
≈ 10 × 8" (26 × 21 cm)

5/3/2018 · Park Blvd., Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 10 × 6" (24 × 16 cm)

5/3/2018 · Park Blvd., Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 18 × 12" (44 × 31 cm)

8/30/2014 · New Mexico
≈ 4 × 2½' (1.2 × 0.8 m)

5/3/2018 · Park Blvd., Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 26 × 18" (66 × 46 cm)

8/26/2014 · Sandstone Bluffs, Rte. 117, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
≈ 7 × 5" (17 × 13 cm)

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