Puget Sound Gumweed

grindelia integrifolia

The Puget Sound Gumweed is a bright yellow flower that grows along the coast! Its sticky leaves help it survive in sandy and salty environments.

Hábitat: Coastal areas and sandy beaches along the Puget Sound.

Aspecto

The Puget Sound Gumweed has bright yellow, daisy-like flowers with many ray petals, often appearing sticky due to its resinous buds. Its thick, lance-shaped leaves are typically green to grayish-green, standing out against coastal sands and bluffs.

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Puget Sound Gumweed

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Indigenous peoples traditionally used its resin to soothe skin irritations and insect bites.

Its name comes from the sticky sap covering its buds, which feels like chewing gum!

Its vibrant yellow flowers are like beacons, attracting many bees and butterflies for a sugary treat.

This resilient plant can often be found growing right at the edge of the ocean, facing salty sea spray!

Habilidades especiales

Puget Sound Gumweed has a gooey, resinous sap that helps protect it from hungry insects and also reduces water loss in dry coastal winds.

Puget Sound Gumweed can thrive in salty coastal soils where many other plants struggle, using special adaptations to handle the tough environment.

Puget Sound Gumweed has strong roots that help stabilize sandy soils and coastal bluffs, preventing erosion from wind and waves.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-90 cm
Extensión: 30-60 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 3-6 cm
Temporada de floración: Summer-fall
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Leve
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Black-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus melanopygus

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Feeds on nectar, helping to spread pollen.

eaten by

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Eats seeds from the dried flower heads.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Costero

Los hábitats costeros son entornos dinámicos situados a lo largo de la interfaz entre la tierra y el mar, influenciados por las mareas, las olas y el agua salada.