More commonly known as snakeweed in English, it is also known as “big dodge weed” in Navajo (Ch’il diilyesiitoh). This grass is a woody perennial plant that grows in arid open climates and is found throughout the western United States.
"Snakeweed (gutierrezia sarothrae)" by Drew Avery is licensed under CC BY.
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 93
Cordo, Hugo A., and C.Jack DeLoach 1992 Occurrence of Snakeweeds ( Gutierrezia: Compositae) and Their Natural Enemies in Argentina: Implications for Biological Control in the United States. Biological Control 2 (2): 143-158.
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