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Asteraceae

Hairy gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula Hook. & Arn.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Grindelia

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Hairy gumweed: Grindelia hirsuta in Berkeley, California, USA.
Photo: Franco Folini, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
عشبة الصمغ, عشبة الفقراء, عشبة غرانديلا
English
Hairy gumweed, Hairy gumplant, Colorado gumweed, Columbia River gumweed, Great Valley gumweed, Idaho gumweed, Oregon gumweed, Pointed gumweed
Polish
Doględka wielka
Welsh
Grindelia

Synonyms

  • Donia glutinosa Hook.
  • Grindelia acutifolia Steyerm.
  • Grindelia arenicola Steyerm.
  • Grindelia arenicola f. arenicola
  • Grindelia arenicola f. trichophora Steyerm.
  • Grindelia arenicola var. arenicola
  • Grindelia arenicola var. pachyphylla Steyerm.
  • Grindelia blakei Steyerm.
  • Grindelia bracteosa J.T.Howell
  • Grindelia brownii A.Heller
  • Grindelia camporum Greene
  • Grindelia camporum f. camporum
  • Grindelia camporum f. foliacea Steyerm.
  • Grindelia camporum var. abbreviata Steyerm.
  • Grindelia camporum var. australis Steyerm.
  • Grindelia camporum var. bracteosa (J.T.Howell) M.A.Lane
  • Grindelia camporum var. davyi (Jeps.) Steyerm.
  • Grindelia camporum var. interioris Steyerm.
  • Grindelia camporum var. parviflora Steyerm.
  • Grindelia collina J.K.Henry
  • Grindelia columbiana Rydb.
  • Grindelia cuneifolia Nutt.
  • Grindelia cuneifolia var. cuneifolia
  • Grindelia cuneifolia var. paludosa (Greene) Jeps.
  • Grindelia discoidea Nutt.
  • Grindelia fastigiata Greene
  • Grindelia fastigiata var. revoluta (Steyerm.) Adr.Bartoli & Tortosa
  • Grindelia hallii Steyerm. ex Rothrock
  • Grindelia hallii Steyerm.
  • Grindelia hendersonii Greene
  • Grindelia hirsutula f. cacumena Steyerm.
  • Grindelia hirsutula f. glabrata Steyerm.
  • Grindelia hirsutula f. hirsutula
  • Grindelia hirsutula f. patens (Greene) Steyerm.
  • Grindelia hirsutula f. pedunculoides Steyerm.
  • Grindelia hirsutula f. tomentulosa Steyerm.
  • Grindelia hirsutula subsp. hirsutula
  • Grindelia hirsutula subsp. rubricaulis (DC.) D.D.Keck
  • Grindelia hirsutula var. brevisquama Steyerm.
  • Grindelia hirsutula var. calva Steyerm.

and 87 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.