Grindelia squarrosa
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| Grindelia squarrosa | |
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| Curlycup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Grindelia |
| Species: | G. squarrosa |
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| Grindelia squarrosa | |
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A form with rayless flowers is sometimes considered a separate species.
Grindelia squarrosa, also known as a curly-top gumweed or curlycup gumweed, is a small North American biennial or short-lived perennial plant which grows to a maximum height of 90 cm (appx. 3 ft) and bears flowers with yellow petals from July until late September.[1] It was used by Great Plains Tribes as a medicinal herb to treat illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis or skin rashes.[2]
The Gosiute Shoshone name for the plant is mu’-ha-kûm.[3]
References
- ↑ Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses
- ↑ Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
- ↑ Chamberlin, Ralph Vary (1911). "The Ethno-botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah". Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association Vol II, part 5. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
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