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San Pedro snakeweed

Gutierrezia petradoria

Also called Pavant Snakeweed

San Pedro snakeweed is a small perennial herb to woody subshrub, up to about 40 cm tall, with showy yellow daisy-like flowers, native to western Utah. It suits dry, open ground and needs very little water and attention once established.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; it tolerates drought well.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil; poor soil is acceptable.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters typical of its Utah range; protect from prolonged waterlogging.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Utah

About

Gutierrezia petradoria is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names San Pedro snakeweed and goldenrod snakeweed

Where it grows

The plant is endemic to western Utah, located the Southwestern United States. It is native to the Lower Sevier River watershed, within Juab County and Millard County.

Other Gutierrezia plants

Arizona snakeweed · San Joaquin snakeweed · Lone Mesa snakeweed · Threadleaf snakeweed · Broom snakeweed · Late snakeweed · Texas snakeweed · Wright's snakeweed · Snakeweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gutierrezia petradoria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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