Grindelia

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Grindelia
Curlycup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Astereae Genus: Grindelia
Species
Approximately 28

Grindelia is a genus of plants native to the Americas belonging to the family Asteraceae, (Compositae). G. squarrosa, a plant with bright yellow flowers indigenous to much of the United States, is commonly called curlycup gumweed. G. robusta, found in the western states, is a coastal scrub bush that is reputed to have several medicinal uses. Hairy gumweed, Grindelia cuneifolia, occurs in brackish coastal marshes of western North America, such as in some portions of the San Francisco Bay perimeter.

Grindelia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia mortua.

Selected species:

• Grindelia buphthalmoides
• Grindelia camporum
• Grindelia chiloensis
• Grindelia ciliata - goldenweed
• Grindelia fraxinipratensis - Ash Meadows gumplant
• Grindelia hirsutula
• Grindelia integrifolia - Puget Sound gumweed
• Grindelia nana - Idaho gumplant
• Grindelia squarrosa
• Grindelia stricta - Oregon gumweed

[edit] External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• GRIN Species list