Grindelia oolepis

Grindelia oolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Grindelia
Species: G. oolepis
Binomial name
Grindelia oolepis
S.F.Blake 1928
Synonyms[1]

Grindelia oölepis S.F.Blake

Grindelia oolepis, the plains gumweed,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family It is native to the south-central United States, having been found only in the State of Texas.[3]

Grindelia oolepis grows in black clay soils. It is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall. The plant usually produces only one flower head per stem. Each numerous disc flowers but no ray flowers.[1]

Some authors spell the epithet as oölepis, with two dots over the second o to indicate that each o is to be pronounced in a separate syllable. The dots are optional; either spelling is equally correct.[4]

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