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Narrowleaf Gumweed

Grindelia lanceolata

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 102, February 97, March 110, April 210, May 128, June 100, July 151, August 107, September 128, October 73, November 95, December 92.
United States2,372
Texas1,153
Arkansas355
Missouri315
Oklahoma167
Tennessee153
Kansas71
Illinois60
Alabama14
Kentucky10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusgumplants · Grindelia

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Narrowleaf Gumweed with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.