Botanical Name: Gutierrezia sarothrae)
Common Name: Snakeweed
Plant Type: Wildflower
Sun Requirement(s): Full
Water Requirement(s): Low
Habitat(s): Pinion-juniper woodlands, Plains, open pine forest
Elevation: From 3000 to 8000 feet
Fall/Bloom Color(s): Yellow
Blooms from July to Dec
Height: 24 Inches
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Yellow blooming groundcover. Tough plant. Poisonous to livestock. Dried stems used for primitive brooms. Was medicinally used as a treatment for snakebites.