Broom Snakeweed
Common Name: Broom Snakeweed
Other Names: Perennial Broomweed, Matchweed, Snakeweed
Species Name: Gutierrezia sarothrae
Plant Type: Forb
Family Name: Asteraceae, Sunflower Family
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perrenial |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Western half from the Sierra-Cascade Mountains eastward to North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Texas |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Western third of the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
- Hemispheric growth; “pin-cushion” shape
- Multiple stems arise from woody rootstock
- Leaves narrow
- Numerous small yellow flowers at top of plant
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Linear
- Stipules: Absent
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 3-7
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Flower Timing: August-October
- Fruit Type: Achenes
- Petal Number: 3-7
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Soil Type | All |
| Habitat | Increases with heavy grazing |
| Successional Stage | All |
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