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Asteraceae

Wright's snakeweed

Gutierrezia wrightii A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gutierrezia

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Wright's snakeweed: Gutierrezia wrightii along upper Cherry Creek, Pinos Altos Range, Grant County, New Mexico, 30 Aug 2012.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Wright's snakeweed

Synonyms

  • Greenella discoidea A.Gray
  • Xanthocephalum discoideum (A.Gray) Shinners
  • Xanthocephalum wrightii A.Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.