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not to be confused with Gymnospermae, traditional name for non-flowering seed plants

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Gymnosperma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Gymnosperma

Less.
Species:
G. glutinosum
Binomial name
Gymnosperma glutinosum
(Spreng.) Less. 1832
Synonyms
  • Selloa Spreng., Dec 1818, illegitimate homonym not Kunth Oct 1818
  • Selloa glutinosa Spreng.
  • Gymnosperma scoparium DC.
  • Xanthocephalum glutinosum (Spreng.) Shinners
  • Gymnosperma corymbosum DC.
  • Gymnosperma multiflorum DC.
  • Selloa scoparia Kuntze
  • Baccharis pingraea]] Nutt.
  • Selloa multiflora Kuntze
  • Baccharis fasciculosa Klatt

Gymnosperma is a genus of North American flowering plants in the daisy family.

The only known species is Gymnosperma glutinosum, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas). The species is sometimes known by the common name gumhead.

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