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subalpine gumweed
Grindelia subalpina
Grindelia subalpina, the subalpine gumweed, is a North American species of flowering plants in the Astereae tribe of the family Asteraceae.
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Description
Grindelia subalpina is a biennial, or perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open branching arrays. Each head has 18-27 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.
Varieties. Grindelia subalpina var. erecta — endemic to Colorado and Wyoming. Grindelia subalpina var. subalpina
Range & habitat
The plant is native to the Rocky Mountains, in Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. It grows in open rocky or gravelly sites in the Rocky Mountains.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 163424.