- Grindelia hirsutula
Taxobox
name = "Grindelia hirsutula"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Astereae
genus = "Grindelia "
species = "G. hirsutula"
binomial = "Grindelia hirsutula"
binomial_authority = Hook. & Arn.
synonyms = "Grindelia humilis""Grindelia hirsutula" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names hairy gumplant and hairy gumweed. It is native to North America, including much of the west coast of the United States and the southern half of Canada. It grows in many habitats and climates. This is an erect perennial herb forming patches of herbage 20 centimeters high to sprawling stands of weedlike erect stems exceeding a meter in height. The plant is usually green in color but the stems are often red or purplish-brown and the leaves can be somewhat yellowish to reddish. The stems are topped with flower heads 2 or 3 centimeters wide with hemispheric cups of greenish phyllaries that are clawlike and bend away from the flowers. The center of the head is filled with small yellow disc florets and the circumference is lined with golden ray florets. The head produces a thick white exudate, especially in new flower heads.
External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1255,1260 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GRHI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Grindelia+hirsutula Photo gallery]
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