Gutierrezia serotina


Gutierrezia serotina is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name late snakeweed.
It is endemic to Arizona in the United States.

Description

Gutierrezia serotina is a perennial herb or subshrub up to 30 cm in height. Leaves are very narrow, sometimes thread-like.
At the end of each branch there is an inflorescence of one or a few flower heads. The heads are larger than for most of the species in the genus. The head contains 8-17 disc florets with 4-9 yellow ray florets around the edge.