Gutierrezia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to western North America and western South America.[4] Plants of this genus are known generally as snakeweedsormatchweeds.[5][1][6][7][8][9] Some species have been called greasewood.[10] They are annualorperennial plantsorsubshrubs with yellow or white flowers.[4]
| Gutierrezia | |
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| Gutierrezia sarothrae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Gutiereziinae |
| Genus: | Gutierrezia Lag. |
| Type species | |
| Gutierrezia linearifolia Lag.[1] (syn of G. sarothrae)[2]
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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These plants contain chemical compounds which can be toxic to livestock and some are considered weeds.[11]
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