




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.
Hábitat: Curlycup Gumweed typically lives in open fields, roadsides, and disturbed areas across North America.
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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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.
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.
Apis mellifera
Collects nectar and pollen from flowers.
Danaus plexippus
Feeds on nectar during its long migrations.
Odocoileus virginianus
May browse on its leaves, especially young plants.
Bombus impatiens
Busy visitor, collecting pollen and nectar.
Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
Describe organismos que transfieren polen, permitiendo la fertilización y reproducción de las plantas.
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30-100 cm
30-60 cm
2-6 cm
Summer-fall
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Bienal
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