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Asteraceae

Puget Sound gumweed

Grindelia integrifolia DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Grindelia

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Puget Sound gumweed: Grindelia integrifolia , Parksville, British Columbia. Identification courtesy of the E-Flora BC project Note that Grindelia taxonomy is historically a big, fat
Photo: Doug Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Puget Sound gumweed, Puget Sound gumplant, Willamette Valley gumweed, Entire-leaved gumweed, Entire-leaved gumweed,

Synonyms

  • Grindelia integrifolia f. dentata Steyerm.
  • Grindelia integrifolia f. integrifolia
  • Grindelia integrifolia f. villosa Steyerm.
  • Grindelia integrifolia var. aestivalis J.K.Henry
  • Grindelia integrifolia var. autumnalis J.K.Henry
  • Grindelia integrifolia var. integrifolia
  • Grindelia integrifolia var. virgata (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Grindelia villosa Douglas ex Sweet
  • Grindelia virgata Nutt.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.