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Grindelia nana
Also called Hairy Gumweed, Grindelia, Marsh Gumweed, Great Valley Gumplant, San Francisco Gumplant, Bract Gumweed, Sharpleaf Gumweed
Idaho gumweed is a weedy, low-growing perennial herb of dry western North American habitats, with bright golden daisy-like flowers. It is grown mainly in wildflower and native-plant gardens and needs very little care once established.
Grindelia nana is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Idaho gumplant and Idaho gumweed. It is native to western North America, especially the western United States, where it can be found in a number of dry habitats. This is a weedlike perennial herb growing mainly erect to heights between 20 centimeters and one meter. Its stems and foliage are mostly green with some reddish coloration. Leaves are up to 9 centimeters long. The tops of the stem branches bear flower heads one or two centimeters wide, which are bell-shaped with rounded bases. The head is a cup of green clawlike, curling or erect phyllaries.
The overall flower is a bright golden yellow. The center of the head is filled with many disc florets and the circumference is lined with yellow ray florets.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grindelia nana 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.
