Grindelia lanceolata

Grindelia lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Grindelia
Species: G. lanceolata
Binomial name
Grindelia lanceolata
Nutt.

Grindelia lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Narrowleaf gumweed. It is native to the south-central United States, with scattered populations further east. Its preferred habitat is limestone glades and rocky prairies.[1]

This species is a short-lived monocarpic perennial. It produces yellow flower heads in the summer.[2]

References

  1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242416607 Grindelia lanceolata in Flora of North America
  2. Jerry M. Baskin and Carol C. Baskin. The Grindelia lanceolata Plant Community Type in Cedar Glades of the Central Basin of Tennessee. 'Castanea', Vol. 61, No. 4 (Dec., 1996), pp. 339-347. Accessed here