Grindelia hirsutula  (Hairy Gumweed)

Photo of Grindelia hirsutula by Jamie Fenneman

© Jamie Fenneman (Photo ID #29447)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Maple Mountain, near Duncan
Photographer Jamie Fenneman
Habitat
Photo Date May 02, 2012
Upload Date May 03, 2012
Elevation (m)
Latitude 48.826023
Longitude -123.607374
Photo ID # 29447
Comments These plants were growing on open rock outcrops and bluffs in Garry Oak woodlands far from the ocean. They were slender plants with narrow, toothed leaves and smaller heads than typical G.stricta plants that occur along the seashore. These features are consistent with the current understanding of G.hirsutula var.hirsutula in BC. They are provisionally recognized as such here, although the taxonomy of the genus requires further clarification and their identity may potentially change in the future