Gutierrezia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to western North America and western South America.[4] Plants of this genus are known generally as snakeweeds or matchweeds.[5][1][6][7][8][9] Some species have been called greasewood.[10] They are annual or perennial plants or subshrubs with yellow or white flowers.[4]
Gutierrezia | |
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Gutierrezia sarothrae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Subtribe: | Gutiereziinae |
Genus: | Gutierrezia Lag. |
Type species | |
Gutierrezia linearifolia Lag.[1] (syn of G. sarothrae)[2] | |
Synonyms[3] | |
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These plants contain chemical compounds which can be toxic to livestock and some are considered weeds.[11]