Curlycup Gumweed

Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

▲ seedlings

▲▼ mature plant and flowers

 

Gumweed, Rosinweed, Curlytop Gumweed: (pp. 135-136, Weeds of the Great Plains—not in Weeds of the Northeast)

·         biennial or short-lived perennial with oval leaves with serrate margins; leaves clasp stems

·         grows 1-2' tall with much branching, at least toward top

·         flowers are yellow, with many curly, sticky-resinous bracts around head inflorescence

·         found in dry, disturbed soil, fields, pastures, non-cropland