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Grindelia subalpina (Subalpine gumweed)
Muller, Thomas L.

Grindelia subalpina

Grindelia subalpina Greene

Subalpine Gumweed

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: GRSU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate , Oblanceolate , Oblong , Spatulate
Leaf Margin: Dentate , Serrate
Leaf Base: Cuneate
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall, often shorter.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CO , NM , WY
Native Habitat: Dry, open, sandy or gravelly slopes, ridges, valleys, stream banks, waste grounds; 5200'-9500'.

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Grindelia subalpina in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Grindelia subalpina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Grindelia subalpina

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-27
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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