This plant would have small bright yellow flowers back a couple of weeks ago. It is broomweed (Gutierrezia dracunculoides). These are native annuals that proliferate thin soiled uplands in the flint hills and across much of Kansas. They become especially abundant
with heavy grazing or other disturbances.
Scott Fritz DVM, PhD, DABVT
Clinical Assistant Professor of Toxicology
Veterinary Toxicologist
Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University