Gutierrezia sarothrae

Gutierrezia sarothrae
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Gutierrezia
Species:	G. sarothrae
Binomial name
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby
Synonyms[1][2]
List of Synonyms Brachyris divaricata Galinsoga linearifolia Gutierrezia corymbosa Gutierrezia digyna Gutierrezia divaricata Gutierrezia diversifolia Gutierrezia euthamiae Gutierrezia fasciculata Gutierrezia filifolia Gutierrezia fulva Gutierrezia furferacea Gutierrezia globosa Gutierrezia goldmanii Gutierrezia greenei Gutierrezia haenkei Gutierrezia ionensis Gutierrezia juncea Gutierrezia laricina Gutierrezia lepidota Gutierrezia linearifolia Gutierrezia linearis Gutierrezia linoides Gutierrezia longifolia Gutierrezia longipappa Gutierrezia myriocephala Gutierrezia pomariensis Gutierrezia scoparia Gutierrezia tenuis Solidago sarothrae Xanthocephalum digynum Xanthocephalum longipappum Xanthocephalum sarothrae Xanthocephalum tenue

Gutierrezia sarothrae is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names broom snakeweed, broomweed, snakeweed, and matchweed. It is a subshrub native to much of the western half of North America, from western Canada to northern Mexico, and can be found in a number of arid, grassland, and mountain habitats. It can be toxic to livestock in large quantities, due mainly to the presence of saponins.

The species was utilized by various Native American groups for medicinal and other purposes.