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Gutierrezia sarothrae

(Pursh) Britton & Rusby (1887)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Gutierrezia

broom snakeweed, broom snakeweed

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Maui Only found in cultivation

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Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 7: 10 (1887)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gutierrezia sarothrae Sliding Sands Trailhead, adjacent to Haleakala Visitor Center parking lot. Sparse sulbalpine [subalpine?] vegetation, including Deschampsia nubigena, Dubautia menziesii, silverswords, and Plantago lanceolata.. Preserved_Specimen Lone individual in cinders near main parking lot. Likely a hitchhiker on a tourist. Pulled.. Naturalized. Starr, F. 21062501 Maui BISH 2021-06-25
2 Gutierrezia sarothrae Summit of Haleakala, Science City, near Pan-STARRS. Sparingly Naturalized. Open dry subalpine desert. Disturbed gravel area. Plant has been here for many years. Preserved_Specimen One plant, with multiple branches. This was grown from cuttings of one of those branches. Starr, F. 11072901 Maui BISH 2011-07-29
3 Gutierrezia sarothrae Haleakala, Science City, by Pan-STARRS. UTM 785807, 2292154. Distrubed Alpine area near summit. Growing in open site in gravel and cinder. Preserved_Specimen Small herb to about 15 cm. Starr, F. 12090601 Maui BISH 2012-09-06
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