Curlycup Gumweed

grindelia squarrosa

Curlycup Gumweed is a bright and cheerful flower that loves to grow in sunny places! Its curly petals and sticky leaves make it a favorite for bees and butterflies.

Lebensraum: Curlycup Gumweed typically lives in open fields, roadsides, and disturbed areas across North America.

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The Curlycup Gumweed has bright yellow, daisy-like flowers that bloom from sticky, resinous buds. Its unique curled leaf-like structures, called phyllaries, cup the base of each flower head. The plant has stiff, branched stems and rough, toothed green leaves.

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Curlycup Gumweed

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Its name 'curlycup' comes from the unique curled bracts under its flowers.

Native Americans once used its resin to make traditional cough remedies.

The 'gum' on its flower buds feels like chewing gum to the touch!

This resilient plant is often one of the first to grow in disturbed areas.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Curlycup Gumweed has sticky resin on its buds that helps protect it from hungry insects and disease.

Curlycup Gumweed can thrive in dry, tough soils, making it a super survivor where other plants struggle.

Its unique resin helps seal in moisture and protect its flowers from harsh sunlight in open, sunny places.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 30-100 cm
Ausbreitung: 30-60 cm
Blütengröße: 2-6 cm
Blütezeit: Summer-fall
Essbar: Nein
Giftigkeit: Leicht
Lebenszyklus: Zweijährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen from flowers.

pollinates

Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Feeds on nectar during its long migrations.

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

May browse on its leaves, especially young plants.

pollinates

Common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Busy visitor, collecting pollen and nectar.

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