TransPecos goldenshrub facts for kids
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Astereae
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Gundlachia
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G. triantha
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| Gundlachia triantha (S.F.Blake) Urbatsch & R.P.Roberts 2004
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The TransPecos goldenshrub or Trans-Pecos desert goldenrod is a cool plant from North America. Its scientific name is Gundlachia triantha. This plant belongs to the sunflower family, just like sunflowers and daisies!
Discovering the Goldenshrub
This plant is a type of shrub. A shrub is like a small, bushy tree. The goldenshrub can grow quite tall, up to 200 centimeters (that's about 6 and a half feet!). Imagine a plant taller than most adults!
Where Does It Grow?
The TransPecos goldenshrub loves warm places. It grows naturally in northern Mexico. You can find it in states like Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, and Nuevo León.
It also grows a little bit in the United States. It crosses the Río Grande river into western Texas. A great place to spot it in Texas is near Big Bend National Park.
What Do Its Flowers Look Like?
The goldenshrub has interesting flowers. They grow in small groups of 3 to 5 at the end of its branches. Each group of flowers is called a flower head.
These flower heads are special because they only have "disc flowers." They do not have the long, petal-like "ray flowers" that you see on a typical sunflower. Each flower head usually has 3 to 7 of these disc flowers.
