Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
Genus | Gutierrezia | Named for Pedro Gutierrez (Rodriguez), a 19th century Spanish nobleman and botanist at the Madrid Botanical Garden called the Real Jardin Botanico founded by King Carlos III |
Species | microcephala | Forming small heads |
Brachyris microcephala DC.
Gutierrezia glomerella Greene
Gutierrezia lucida (Greene) Greene
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby var. microcephala (DC.) L.D. Benson
Xanthocephalum lucidum Greene
Xanthocephalum microcephalum (DC.) Shinners
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