Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	 
		
Late Snakeweed. 
		
Gutierrezia serotina. 
		
Aster (Asteraceae) family.
	
 	 
		
			The small flower heads are mostly borne singly and usually have 4 to 9 rays (petals) and 10 to 12 disk florets. The basal leaves are absent at flowering, and the sparse stem leaves are green, 1-veined, and linear to threadlike in shape. The stems are green, wiry, and glabrous (hairless). 
				
				
Santa Catalina Mountains
				
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
				
Location: Bear Canyon Trail .25 mi from Visitor Center
				
3/31/15, 4/1/16
				
						
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