Gutierrezia microcephala

Gutierrezia microcephala
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Gutierrezia
Species:	G. microcephala
Binomial name
	Gutierrezia microcephala; (DC.) Gray
Synonyms
	Synonymy Brachyris microcephala DC. ; Gutierrezia euthamiae var. microcephala (DC.) A.Gray ; Gutierrezia glomerella Greene ; Gutierrezia lucida (Greene) Greene ; Gutierrezia microphylla E. Durand & Hilg. ; Gutierrezia sarothrae var. microcephala (DC.) L.D.Benson ; Xanthocephalum lucidum Greene ; Xanthocephalum microcephalum (DC.) Shinners ;

Gutierrezia microcephala is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names sticky snakeweed, threadleaf snakeweed, threadleaf broomweed, and smallhead snakeweed. It is a subshrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, and can be found in arid grassland and desert sand dune habitats. It can be toxic to livestock in large quantities, due to the presence of saponins and high concentrations of selenium.

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