Grindelia stricta DC.
Oregon gumweed (entire-leaved gumweed; Puget Sound gumweed)
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Dave Ingram     (Photo ID #5409)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Grindelia stricta
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Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a taproot and a stout branched stem-base; stems erect or ascending, several, usually branched, nearly glabrous or with long, soft hairs, 15-80 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves alternate, toothed or entire, lower ones oblanceolate, up to 40 cm long and 4 cm wide; stem leaves unstalked, sometimes clasping.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of solitary heads or a flat-topped cluster of heads; disk 1-3 cm wide; yellow rays 10-35 or more; involucral bracts slightly or moderately sticky, outer ones long slender, green-tipped, loose or spreading but not regularly reflexed.
Fruits:
Achenes compressed, scarcely nerved; pappus of 2-several deciduous, firm bristles.
Notes:
This is a highly variable species which has received various treatments. Douglas (1995) concluded that it was best to recognize only one environmentally variable species.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

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Ecology

Ecological Framework for Grindelia stricta

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information
Value / Class

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
1 0 2
Slope Gradient (%)
0 0 0

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

245 245 245
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
5 4 8
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
D
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
10
Modal BEC Zone Class
CDF

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

CDF(7), CWH(3)

Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry beaches, coastal bluffs, waste places and roadsides in the lowland zone; common in coastal BC; S to N CA.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Grindelia integrifolia DC.
Grindelia integrifolia var. macrophylla
Grindelia macrophylla