Asteraceae
Mexican gumweed
Grindelia oxylepis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Grindelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mexican gumweed
Synonyms
- Grindelia oxylepis f. capitellata Steyerm.
- Grindelia oxylepis f. oxylepis
- Grindelia oxylepis var. oxylepis
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.