Grindelia nelsonii
| Grindelia nelsonii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Grindelia |
| Species: | G. nelsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Grindelia nelsonii Steyerm. 1934 | |
Grindelia nelsonii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
It is endemic to western Mexico, native to the States of Michoacán, Jalisco, and Colima.[1]
Grindelia nelsonii is taller than most of its relatives, sometimes reaching 200 cm (80 inches or almost 7 feet) in height. It also produces a flat-topped array of several flower heads at the end of each stem, rather than just one as is common in related species.[2][3]
References
- ^ Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 68(4): 316 distribution map on page 316
- ^ Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1934. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21(3): 463-464 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English
- ^ Nesom, G.L. 1990. Studies in the systematics of Mexican and Texan Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 68(4): 315 commentary in English