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Grindelia arizonica
Also called New Mexican Gumweed, Cutleaf Gumweed
Arizona gumweed is a North American perennial herb in the daisy family that grows up to about 70 cm tall, with yellow flower heads in open branching clusters. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that suits dry, sunny gardens and grows naturally on prairies, thickets and streambanks.
Grindelia arizonica, the Arizona gumweed, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, in the States of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, and Colorado.
Grindelia arizonica grows in prairies and thickets, and along streambanks. It is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open, branching arrays. Each head has 8-26 ray flowers, although some individuals have no rays. In the center of the head, there are a large number of tiny disc flowers.
Lonestar gumweed · Grindelia aggregata · Grindelia buphthalmoides · Great Valley gumweed · Shrubby Gumweed · Spanish gold · Grindelia confusa · Reclined gumweed · Ash Meadows gumweed · Manyray gumweed · Grindelia greenmanii · Havard's gumweed
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grindelia arizonica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
