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Wildflowers - Broom Snakeweed
 
Broom Snakeweed, Turpentine-weed - Gutierrezia sarothrae
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
Broom Snakeweed, Turpentine-weed - Gutierrezia sarothrae
 
American Indians of the Southwest used the stems of Broom Snakeweed for sweeping, hence its name.  Quail and kangaroo rats eat its seeds.

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