Gutierrezia californica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

California matchweed, Matchweed, snakeweed, San joaquin snakeweed

Gutierrezia californica is a perennial herb or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Gutierrezia
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 1.8 - weak indicator

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Gutierrezia bracteata

Information about Gutierrezia californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GUCA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).