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INTRODUCTORY

SPECIES: Gutierrezia sarothrae | Broom Snakeweed

ABBREVIATION:


GUTSAR

SYNONYMS:


Xanthocephalum sarothrae (Pursh) Shinners [38]

NRCS PLANT CODE:


GUSA2
GUSAM
GUSAP

COMMON NAMES:


broom snakeweed
matchbrush
perennial broomweed

TAXONOMY:


The fully documented scientific name of broom snakeweed is Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby (Asteraceae) [103,102]. Several varieties are recognized [51,50]:

Gutierrezia sarothrae var. microcephala (DC) L. Benson
Gutierrezia sarothrae var. pomariensis Welsh
Gutierrezia sarothrae var. sarothrae

Broom snakeweed intergrades with California matchweed (G. californica) in parts of southern California and northern Mexico [42].

LIFE FORM:


Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:


No special status

OTHER STATUS:


No entry

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:


Tirmenstein, D. (1999, May). Gutierrezia sarothrae. In: Remainder of Citation


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