Grindelia pusilla

Grindelia pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Grindelia
Species: G. pusilla
Binomial name
Grindelia pusilla
(Steyerm.) G.L.Nesom 1992
Synonyms[1]
  • Grindelia microcephala var. pusilla Steyerm. 1934

Grindelia pusilla, the little gumweed,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is found only in the State of Texas in the south-central United States.[3][4]

Grindelia pusilla grows in open, dry sites, often disturbed. It is an annual herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head has 13-27 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.[5][6]

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