Gutierrezia californica

Gutierrezia californica

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Gutierrezia
Species:	G. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Asterales are an order of Dicotyledonous Flowering plants which include the composite family Asteraceae ( Sunflowers daisies The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of Flowering Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes annuals biennials perennials subshrubs shrubs and trees Gutierrezia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. californica

Binomial name

Gutierrezia californica
(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. John Torrey ( August 15, 1796 &ndash March 10, 1873) was an American botanist. Asa Gray ( November 18, 1810 - January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of Flowering It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows on slopes and plains in a number of habitats. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Baja California (pronounced ˈbɑːhɑː kælɨˈfɔrnjə in English is the northernmost state of Mexico. 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. An inflorescence is a group or cluster of Flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main Branch or a complicated arrangement of branches The head contains several yellow disc florets with long, protruding styles and several yellow ray florets around the edge. A gynoecium (from Ancient Greek gyne, "woman" is the Female reproductive part of a Flower.

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