Gutierrezia californica

Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Gutierrezia californica"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Astereae
genus = "Gutierrezia"
species = "G. californica"
binomial = "Gutierrezia californica"
binomial_authority = (DC.) Torr. & Gray
synonyms = "Gutierrezia bracteata"

"Gutierrezia californica" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names San Joaquin snakeweed and California matchweed. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows on slopes and plains in a number of habitats. This is a small subshrub reaching up to about half a meter in height. It grows clumpy or gangly and generally erect stems in shades of gray and red which are lined with small linear green leaves. At the end of each branch of the stem is an inflorescence of one to three small flower heads just a few millimeters wide. The head contains several yellow disc florets with long, protruding styles and several yellow ray florets around the edge.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1273,1274 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GUCA USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Gutierrezia+californica Photo gallery]