Grindelia confusa is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico, found only low-lying areas in Namiquipa Municipality within the State of Chihuahua.Steyermark, Julian Alfred. 1938. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 17(5): 442-443 description in Latin, commentary in English
Grindelia confusa is unusual among Mexican species of the genus in having narrow, lobed leaves with spines at the tips of the lobes. It is a branching perennial herb up to tall. The plant usually produces one flower head one per flower stalk. Each head has 15-20 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.
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External links photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Chihuahua in 1936, isotype of Grindelia confusa